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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.
May 11 – Irha Mel Alfeche of Matanao, Davao del Sur is crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2024 in the pageant's coronation event held in Talakag, Bukidnon. [420] May 22: Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan is crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2024 in the pageant's coronation night held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. [421]
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list, [14] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day. [15] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [15] [16]
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]
The 2024 Holy Wednesday and Good Friday Processions in Baliuag are confirmed as the longest Philippine Lenten processions. Over 127 life-sized statues or gargantuan images depicting the Way of the Cross placed on well-lit and decorated carriages are paraded through the streets.
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. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
Pages in category "2024 in the Philippines" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...