Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
Traditionally, until 2019 and since 2025, it marked the start of the school year and formerly the university academic year (until the move to August in 2015-17). The holiday marked the end of the school year for students of basic academic institutions from 2020 to 2024 and today serves as the end of the university and college academic year.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns .
This page was last edited on 30 January 2025, at 09:31 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
April 3 to 9: National Public Health Week. April 4 to 9: National Wildlife Week. April 6 to 13: National Robotics Week. April 7 to 13: National Library Week. April 10 to 15: World Music Therapy ...
April 9 is the 99th day of the year ... Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020) 1953 ... (Philippines) Feast of the Second ...
Pages in category "April 2020 events in the Philippines" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Battle of Danag
9 Lingayen, Pangasinan: Commemorates the landing of General Douglas MacArthur and the Allied Forces in Luzon in 1945. Feast of the Black Nazarene: 9 Quiapo, Manila: Commemorates the translation of the image of the Black Nazarene to Quiapo Church in 1789. Coconut Festival: 1st to 2nd week San Pablo City, Laguna [9] Honors St. Paul the first ...