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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 business sector has opposed the policy due to extra costs associated on paying workers extra wage on public holidays. [6] [7] He would issue Proclamation 82 on December 20, 2010, ending the holiday economics policy. Under Republic Act 9492, the president has the "prerogative" to move or retain the movable holidays specified in the law. [8]
The First Rizal Monument in Daet, Camarines Norte. Rizal Day was first instituted with a decree dated December 20, 1898, signed by President Emilio Aguinaldo in Malolos, Bulacan, celebrating December 30, 1898, as a national day of mourning for Rizal and all the victims of the Spanish colonial rule of the Philippines.
Christmas is just one of many holidays and observances happening in December 2023. Did you know about National Cookie Day or No Interruptions Day?! Find out more!
Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes.He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire.
Here is a full list of all December holidays and observances in 2022 besides Christmas. You'll find national, federal and religious dates for your calendar.
December Weekly Holidays and Observances. National Cookie Cutter Week (Dec. 1—7) National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 5—11) Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 6—12)
In 1970, Republic Act 6155 declared his birth an official public holiday in Iloilo province and the independent Iloilo City. [1] It is marked every year in Jaro with the Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc taking a lead role. [2]