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Also marks the birthday of Emilio Aguinaldo, the founding president of the Philippines. April 27 Lapu-Lapu Day: Araw ni Lapu-Lapu: Fixed A working holiday which was first observed in 2019. Celebrates the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards, led by Ferdinand Magellan, during the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. May 8 Radio Day
In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
January 1 – New Year's Day; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 14 – Maundy Thursday; April 15 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; May 3 – Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadan) [259] June 12 – Independence Day; July 9 – Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) [260] August 29 – National Heroes Day; November 30 – Bonifacio Day ...
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 ]
April 4 to 9: National Wildlife Week. April 6 to 13: National Robotics Week. April 7 to 13: National Library Week. April 10 to 15: World Music Therapy Week. April 19 to 28: National Dance Week ...
She would sign into law Republic Act 9492 the Holiday Economics Law on July 24, 2007 [3] which allows the observance of otherwise fixed public holidays except for New Year's Day on January 1, All Saint's Day on November 1, Christmas Day on December 25, and the last day of the year, December 31 to the nearest Monday.
Media related to Holy Week in the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons "The unique and varied observance of Holy Week in the Philippines". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 18, 2011. "Good Friday traditions, solemn rites held today". Manila Bulletin. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014 – via ...
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15