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On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 7 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
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, [20] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day. [21] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [21] [22]
July 16 – A state of calamity is declared in Maguindanao del Sur due to floods caused by the overflowing of the Rio Grande de Mindanao. [187] July 17 – A state of calamity is declared in Cavite City due to a massive fire that displaces 900 families in two barangays. [188] July 18 – A state of calamity is declared in Pikit, Cotabato due to ...
The law did not name Bonifacio and added November 30 to the list of holidays listed at Act No. 2711. In time, it became a holiday to commemorate all Filipino heroes; this persisted even when a separate National Heroes' Day holiday was declared in 1931. In 1942, November 30 was declared as National Heroes' Day.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a public holiday Friday in honor of sprinter Letsile Tebogo's win in the men's 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Tebogo raced to gold in a ...
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From 2002 to 2023, the holiday has been declared a special non-working holiday. [111] [112] It was not included in the list of holidays in 2024 declared by President Bongbong Marcos in his proclamation, citing that it “falls on a Sunday,” [113] which is considered as a rest day for most laborers, while maintaining respect for its commemoration.