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On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [30] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. [31] 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
First declared in 1961 by President Carlos P. García in honor of the birth centenary of José Rizal. Monday, June 20, 2011, was declared a special non-working holiday by President Benigno Aquino III for Rizal's 150th birth anniversary as requested by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. [35]
Proclamation No. 1625, s. 2008 – Declaring Wednesday, October 1, 2008 As A Regular Holiday Throughout The Country In Observance Of Eid’l Fitr (Feast Of Ramadhan). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved on 19 February 2023. (19 February 2008). "Feb. 25 a special non-working holiday". The Philippine Star. Author: Own work
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 ]
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1: 2 Groundhog day Imbolc: 3: 4: 5 Constitution Day (Mexico) Mardi Gras: 6 Waitangi Day Ash Wednesday: 7 Chinese
The rooms are large, furnished expensively, and impressive, but are not quite the stupendous rooms that 'in comparison make Versailles Palace look like a hovel,' as a foreign observer declared. The Spanish-period Malacañang Palace probably centered on the small, open-roofed inner court that leads to all areas of the private quarters.
Estimates of the number of protestors who stormed Malacañang varied. The Philippine Star reported at least 50,000 pro-Estrada demonstrators who marched to Malacanang on the dawn of May 1. [2] Meanwhile, a report from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism stated that around 150,000 Estrada supporters marched towards Malacañang. [27]
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.