Ermita in Manila in Metropolitan Manila First District, Metro Manila, Philippines — Southeast Asia
The Inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Photographed by John Marion M. Capunitan
1. The Inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Marker
Inscription.
The Inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. . In this place, in front of the Legislative Building, on the morning of November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated. Archbishop Gabriel Reyes of Cebu gave the invocation. Secretary of War George H. Dern, representing the President of the United States of America, made an address. The last Governor-General and first High Commissioner Frank Murphy read the presidential proclamation announcing the results of the elections for the Commonwealth Government. Chief Justice Ramon Avanceρa administered the oath of office to Manuel L. Quezon as President of the Philippines. A salute of nineteen guns to the first President of the Commonwealth and the playing of the Philippine National Anthem followed. The oath of office was then administered to Vice President Sergio Osmeρa and the members of National Assembly, after which Secretary Dern solemnly declared on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the Commonwealth of the Philippines was at that moment officially established. President Quezon then made his inaugural address before the crowd of over three hundred thousand people who came to witness this milestone in the history of the nation., The establishment of the autonomous Commonwealth heralded a ten year phase of transition towards the country's independence from the United States of America, of which after an occupation of almost five decades was finally achieved in July 4, 1946 , "We are seeing the fruition of our age-old striving for liberty", , - Manuel L. Quezon , ___________________________________________, Unveiled in November 15, 2010, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, by Mrs. Zenaida Quezon Avanceρa, who was here in this place with her father at that historic occasion, the Honorable Renato C. Corona, Chief Justice of the Philippines, and Mr. Jeremy Barns, Director of the National Museum of the Philippines.
In this place, in front of the Legislative Building, on the morning of November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated. Archbishop Gabriel Reyes of Cebu gave the invocation. Secretary of War George H. Dern, representing the President of the United States of America, made an address. The last Governor-General and first High Commissioner Frank Murphy read the presidential proclamation announcing the results of the elections for the Commonwealth Government. Chief Justice Ramon Avanceρa administered the oath of office to Manuel L. Quezon as President of the Philippines. A salute of nineteen guns to the first President of the Commonwealth and the playing of the Philippine National Anthem followed. The oath of office was then administered to Vice President Sergio Osmeρa and the members of National Assembly, after which Secretary Dern solemnly declared on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the Commonwealth of the Philippines was at that moment officially established. President Quezon then made his inaugural address before the crowd of over three hundred thousand people who came to witness this
Click or scan to see this page online
milestone in the history of the nation.
The establishment of the autonomous Commonwealth heralded a ten year phase of transition towards the country's independence from the United States of America, of which after an occupation of almost five decades was finally achieved in July 4, 1946
"We are seeing the fruition of our age-old striving for liberty"
- Manuel L. Quezon
___________________________________________
Unveiled in November 15, 2010, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, by Mrs. Zenaida Quezon Avanceρa, who was here in this place with her father at that historic occasion, the Honorable Renato C. Corona, Chief Justice of the Philippines, and Mr. Jeremy Barns, Director of the National Museum of the Philippines.
Erected 2010.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1935.
Location. 14° 35.217′ N, 120° 58.833′ E. Marker is in Manila, Metro Manila, in Metropolitan Manila First District. It is in Ermita. It is on Padre Burgos Avenue. At the base of the flagpole in front of the Old Legislative Building, now National Museum of the Philippines - Fine Arts. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manila, Metro Manila 1000, Philippines. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, in North Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by John Marion M. Capunitan of Calamba City, Laguna, Region IV A, Philippines. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 95 times this year. Photo1. submitted on August 12, 2024, by John Marion M. Capunitan of Calamba City, Laguna, Region IV A, Philippines. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. photo of the marker within its surroundings • Can you help?
