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As per the 1935 constitution, the commonwealth had two official languages: English and Spanish. [4] [5] Due to the diverse number of Philippine languages, a provision calling for the "development and adoption of a common national language based on the existing native dialects" was drafted into the 1935 constitution. [45]
A scene from the movie, including "March of the Volunteers". The theme song of the movie, "March of the Volunteers", was sung by Gu Menghe and Yuan Muzhi. The song was released as an album by the Pathé Records label (which later became part of EMI in 1935). It was selected as the provisional national anthem of the People's Republic of China in ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
A number of countries have had a period of history during which they were a Commonwealth: Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1946) Icelandic Commonwealth (930-1262)
This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...
Article XVI, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution specifies that "The Congress may, by law, adopt a new name for the country, a national anthem, or a national seal, which shall be truly reflective and symbolic of the ideals, history, and traditions of the people. Such law shall take effect only upon its ratification by the people in a national ...
Representing the Philippine Government, on June 14, 1942, President Quezon signed the Declaration by United Nations of January 1, 1942, joining with the group of nations pledged as being "engaged in a common struggle against save and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world," [13] making the Philippines one of nine governments-in-exile to ...
adapted 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet: Orchestral: 1947, 1967: Hamlet: Funeral March: orchestra: arranged 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet: Orchestral: 1953: The National Anthem: orchestra: also an Introduction for brass and percussion Orchestral: 1953: Orb and Sceptre, Coronation March: orchestra: composed ...