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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.
Guests greeting Marcos at the plenary hall of the Batasang Pambansa. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said that he expected about 2,000 guests will attend the speech, making it the largest SONA by attendance. [2]
Holidays Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines On October 13, 2023, the national government released through Proclamation No. 368 , series of 2023 dated October 11, 2023 declaring the regular, national, special, and additional special days.
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 ]
Malacañang Palace (Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang, locally [paˈlɐ̞ʃo näŋ maläkɐˈɲäŋ]; Spanish: Palacio de Malacañán), officially known as Malacañan Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines.
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From 2002 to 2023, the holiday has been declared a special non-working holiday. [111] [112] It was not included in the list of holidays in 2024 declared by President Bongbong Marcos in his proclamation, citing that it “falls on a Sunday,” [113] which is considered as a rest day for most laborers, while maintaining respect for its commemoration.