BILL NUMBER: SCR 96	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 9, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Corbett

                        JUNE 4, 2012

   Relative to Philippine Independence Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 96, as amended, Corbett. Philippine Independence Day.
   This measure would recognize June 12, 2012, as the 114th
Anniversary of Philippine Independence, and would call upon the
people of the state to observe the month of June with appropriate
ceremonies, programs, and activities.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, On June 12, 2012, the  Filipino-American
  Filipino American  community will celebrate the
114th Anniversary of Philippine Independence, and on this occasion it
is appropriate to make special recognition of California's 
Filipino-American   Filipino Americans  citizens
and thank them for their countless contributions to our nation's
cultural, economic, and political heritage; and
   WHEREAS, The Philippine Declaration of Independence took place on
June 12, 1898, in the town of  Cavite-Viejo  
Cavite el Viejo  (now known as Kawit) in the province of Cavite
in the Philippines when Filipino revolutionary forces under the
leadership of General Emilio Aguinaldo publicly read the Act of
Declaration of Independence proclaiming the sovereignty and
independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of
Spain, after United States and Filipino revolutionary forces defeated
Spain at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War;
and
   WHEREAS, The declaration was not recognized by the United States
or Spain. Spain later ceded the Philippines to the United States in
the 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War. The
United States government did not recognize Philippine Independence
until the signing of the Treaty of Manila on July 4, 1946; and
   WHEREAS, For nearly two decades, July 4 was observed in the
Philippines as Independence Day until President  Diosado
  Diosdado  Macapagal, upon the advice of
historians and the urging of nationalists, signed the Republic Act
No. 4166 into law on August 4, 1964, designating the country's
Independence Day as June 12. June 12 had previously been observed as
Flag Day and on that day many government buildings had been urged to
display the Philippine flag in their offices; and
   WHEREAS, As the years went on,  Filipino-Americans
  Filipino Americans  became very involved in the
community and made numerous contributions in all aspects of American
society and culture, especially in California; and
   WHEREAS,  Filipino-Americans   Filipino
Americans  have also played a major role in California politics.
There have been city mayors and other public officials who have
shaped the development of California over the years who have been of
Filipino descent; including,  "Tita"   Tita
 Alice Bulos  ,  also known as the  Grandmother
  Godmother  of  Filipino-American
  Filipino American  politics, our very own Chief
Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Mona Pasquil, former
acting Lieutenant Governor of California, the Mayor of 
Milipitas   Milpitas  Jose Esteves, Union City
Council Members Jim Navarro and Pat Gacoscos, Daly City Vice Mayor
Ray  Bueneventura   Buenarentura  , Daly
City Council Member Mike Guingona, and Alameda Vice Mayor Rob Bonta;
and
   WHEREAS, Many people of Filipino descent have contributed to great
movements that have helped to shape our country and its role in the
world, including the late Larry Dulay Itliong, labor organizer and
the first vice president of the United Farm Workers Union; and the
late, Philip  Veracruz   VeraCruz  ,
cofounder of the United Farm Workers Union; and
   WHEREAS, Many  Filipino-Americans   Filipino
Americans  have served with distinction as outstanding soldiers
who fought as members of the United States Armed Forces for over a
century and have sacrificed their lives in many wars, including World
War II; and
   WHEREAS, Today there are 3.4 million people of 
Filipino-American   Filipino Americans  descent,
many of whom have played vital roles in the development of the United
States and have paved the way for many  Filipino-Americans
  Filipino Americans  to continue to strengthen
their roles in the broader society  ;   , 
and to contribute to American and California politics, economy, and
culture; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature, in honor of the multitude
of contributions that  Filipino-Americans  
Filipino Americans  have made to make this a better country and
state for all people, recognizes June 12, 2012, as the 114th
Anniversary of Philippine Independence and calls upon the people of
the state to observe the month of June with appropriate ceremonies,
programs, and activities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.