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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.
Independence Day [1] (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.
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 .
Daily holidays and observances in June 2024 June 1. Flip a Coin Day. National Black Bear Day. National Game Show Day. National Go Barefoot Day. National Hazelnut Cake Day. National Nail Polish Day.
Filipinos commemorate the birth of John the Baptist, who cleansed and prepared the people for the coming of Jesus by baptizing them with water. Along with the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, John the Baptist's birthday is one of the few celebrated; most other saints are remembered on the day of their death or another significant date.
National Shrine; June 18, 1964 The Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine (or the Cavite El Viejo Shrine ) is a national shrine located in Kawit , Cavite in the Philippines , where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898, or Independence Day .
Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [7] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 11 – Maundy Thursday; April 12 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day
January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; March 31 – Maundy Thursday; April 1 – Good Friday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) May 1 – Labor Day; July 4 – Philippine Republic Day; August 13 – Legal Holiday; August 27 – National Heroes Day; November 23 – Thanksgiving Day; November 30 – Bonifacio Day ...