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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.
Special non-working holiday pay If an employee works on August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day), November 1 (All Saints' Day), and/or December 31 (Last Day of the year), his wage will be: for first eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of the daily rate; for excess of eight hours of work – plus thirty percent (30%) of hourly rate on said day
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Traditionally, until 2019 and since 2025, it marked the start of the school year and formerly the university academic year (until the move to August in 2015-17). The holiday marked the end of the school year for students of basic academic institutions from 2020 to 2024 and today serves as the end of the university and college academic year.
Holidays explicitly mentioned in Republic Act No. 9492 [3] Holiday Date Observance New Year's Day: January 1 Maundy Thursday: Varies annually (Movable date [c]) Good Friday: Eidul Fitr: Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 9: Nearest Monday Labor Day: May 1: Nearest Monday Independence Day: June 12: Nearest Monday Ninoy Aquino Day (special ...
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1983 – Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). 1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon , killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12 mi) range.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. [4]