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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 30 Bonifacio Day: Araw ng Kapanganakan ni Andrés Bonifacio: Fixed Regular Birth anniversary of Andrés Bonifacio, de facto national hero. [31] Bonifacio is remembered on his birthday, rather than the date of his death (May 10, 1897), because he was executed by the Filipino revolutionary government and not by colonial powers.
On November 30, 1994 (Bonifacio Day), President Ramos issued Proclamation No. 510 which declared the year 1996 (the centennial of the Philippine Revolution) as the Year of Filipino Heroes. [1] The National Heroes Committee recommended the following nine individuals to be recognized as national heroes on November 15, 1995: [1] José Rizal [1]
In addition to Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, November's calendar of holidays and observances includes several other reasons to celebrate. ... Nov. 30. National Mason Jar Day. Small Business Saturday.
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was born on November 30, 1863, in Tondo, Manila, [13] and was the first of six children of Catalina de Castro, a tornatrás from Zambales, and Santiago Bonifacio, a native of Taguig. [14] His parents named him after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the patron saint of Manila on whose feast day he was born.
May 18 – Seven Filipinos are included in Forbes’ roster of 30 Under 30 Asia 2023, which is composed of young entrepreneurs and trailblazers across the Asia-Pacific region. [303] May 20 – Annie Uson Chen is crowned Miss Chinese World in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [304] [305] May 24 – Bohol is recognized as the country's first UNESCO Global ...
4 Holidays and observances. 5 ... November 30 is the 334th day of ... 1803 – The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against ...
Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. [4] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [5] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9 – Maundy Thursday