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Former national non-working holiday and today a working and cultural holiday celebrating the 1946 Treaty of Manila that restored Philippine independence thru recognition by the United States, and also celebrating the historical, economic, cultural, political, religious and social ties between the Philippines and the United States and the ...
A photo of Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
August 11 is the 223rd day of the ... MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, ... singer and talk show host (d. 2006 ...
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The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [3] The date and the location of the cry have been long disputed. From 1911 to 1962, the cry was thought to have emanated from Balintawak (now in modern-day Balingasa , Quezon City ) on August 26. [ 4 ]
Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list, [37] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day. [38] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [38] [39]
On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [5] As per Republic Act No. 3022, [6] April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [7] January 1 – New Year's Day