Republic Act No. 4166
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Republic Act No. 4166 is a Philippine law that officially transferred the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, recognizing the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Republic Act No. 4166 canonical | 1 |
| Republic Act No. 4166 (Philippines) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3024951 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Act No. 4166 Context triple: [Philippine Independence Day ceremonies, legalBasis, Republic Act No. 4166]
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A.
Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
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B.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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E.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic Act No. 4166 Target entity description: Republic Act No. 4166 is a Philippine law that officially transferred the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, recognizing the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
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A.
Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
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B.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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E.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine law
ⓘ
Philippine statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
national government of the Philippines
ⓘ
official observance of Independence Day in the Philippines ⓘ |
| category |
Philippine Independence Day legislation
ⓘ
Philippine holiday law ⓘ |
| commemorates | Philippine independence from Spain ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1964 ⓘ |
| defines | June 12 as a legal holiday in the Philippines ⓘ |
| effect | transferred the official Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | Philippine declaration of independence at Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation |
Republic Act No. 4166 (Philippines)
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linked to:
Republic Act No. 4166
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| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law mixed with common law (Philippine legal system) ⓘ |
| legislature | Congress of the Philippines ⓘ |
| newIndependenceDayDate | June 12 ⓘ |
| previousIndependenceDayDate | July 4 ⓘ |
| purpose | to change the official date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 ⓘ |
| recognizes |
June 12 as the date of Philippine independence
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June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine independence from Spain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
June 12, 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
Philippine national holidays ⓘ Philippine–American relations ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine–United States relations
Philippine–Spanish relations ⓘ |
| shortTitle | An Act Changing the Date of Philippine Independence Day from July Four to June Twelve ⓘ |
| subject |
Philippine Independence Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Araw ng Kalayaan
national holidays of the Philippines ⓘ |
| supersedes | prior practice of observing July 4 as Philippine Independence Day ⓘ |
| topic |
Philippine history
ⓘ
national identity of the Philippines ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | change of national holiday date ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Republic Act No. 4166 Description of subject: Republic Act No. 4166 is a Philippine law that officially transferred the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, recognizing the 1898 declaration of independence from Spain.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Republic Act No. 4166