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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.
Pages in category "Public holidays in the Philippines" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1651 – The town of Kajaani, known at the time as Cajanaburg, is founded by Count Per Brahe, the Governor-General of Finland. [5] [6]1665 – The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world's longest-running scientific journal.
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 .
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987. [15] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day; April 4 – Maundy Thursday; April 5 – Good Friday
March 15. 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 ...
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [6] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. [7] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day
It is a public holiday on the islands of Panay and Guimaras in Western Visayas and Romblon in Mimaropa. In 1989, then-President Corazon Aquino issued Proclamation No. 430 or "An Act Declaring March 18 of every year as Victory Day in the Islands of Panay and Romblon including the cities of Iloilo and Roxas", declaring it a special non-working ...