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[10] On August 4, 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 renamed July 4 holiday as "Philippine Republic Day", proclaimed June 12 as "Philippine Independence Day", and enjoined all citizens of the Philippines to observe the latter with befitting rites. [11]
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.
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]
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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
Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays," and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day; March 31 – Maundy Thursday; April 1 – Good Friday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day) May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day; August 28 – National Heroes Day
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