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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.
National Day: 17 December: 1907 Bolivia: Independence Day: 6 August: 1825 Spain: Bolivian Declaration of Independence. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Independence Day: 1 March: 1992 Yugoslavia: 1992 Bosnian independence referendum. Botswana: Independence Day: 30 September: 1966 United Kingdom: Effective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966. [16 ...
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities .
World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint Patrick's Day. World Sleep Day. March 18. National Biodiesel Day. Awkward Moments Day. March 19 ...
March 1. National Fruit Compote Day. National Peanut Butter Lover's Day. National Pig Day. Peace Corps Day. Plan a Solo Vacation Day. World Compliment Day. March 2. Dr. Seuss's Birthday.
In the Philippines, Labor Day is a public holiday commemorated nationwide on 1 May. Initially observed in 1903 through a protest by the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina in Manila during the American colonial era , [ 31 ] it was officially recognised as a holiday in 1908, with the first official commemoration taking place in 1913.
On March 1, Ash Wednesday, Arroyo has stated that she will lift the "state of emergency" soon, perhaps by the end of the first week of March. The President gives a 24- to 72-hour time frame to the Secretary of Justice , Secretary of National Defense, and to the Chief of Philippine National Police to give reports to her before lifting the state ...
The original title of this new march was "Marcha Filipina-Magdalo" (Philippine-Magdalo March), and was later changed to "Marcha Nacional Filipina" (Philippine National March) upon its adoption as the national anthem of the First Philippine Republic on June 11, 1898, a day before independence was to be proclaimed. [6]