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On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 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.
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.
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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.
November 2024 sports events in the Philippines (3 P) Pages in category "November 2024 in the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Other than religious holidays, which we'll get to in a minute, the biggest holiday in November is Thanksgiving. This year it falls on Nov. 28, 2024. That means Black Friday is Nov. 29.
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]
Although the European Commission does not set public holidays for its member states, 1 November is a public holiday for the employees of the institutions of the European Union. In the Philippines, where there are two types of public holidays, All Saints' Day is a fixed date, special holiday.