Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
NOVEMBER 15, 1935
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated in a ceremony held outside the Legislative Building in Manila.
Manuel L. Quezon took his oath of office as the 1st President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while William Francis “Frank” Murphy’s position as Governor-General was changed to High Commissioner.
Among those in attendance was Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The Tydings-McDuffie Act (Philippine Independence Act) allowed for the creation of the Commonwealth with a ten-year transition period to full independence on July 4.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy)
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