Corazon Aquino was elected president and served until 1992. More recently, Gloria Arroya held this position in the early 2000s.
The original version, unveiled in 1899, was written in Spanish. An English version came about in 1938 with the Filipino version following 20 years later.
The U.S. occupied the islands from the time they declared their independence from Spain until 1946.
Independence Day is celebrated on June 12 because of the general's declaration 121 years ago. He then served as the first president and held this office for roughly two years.
