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A photo of Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
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 has 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]
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.
After the storm reached typhoon status on the morning of August 25, the agency raised Signal No. 2 for parts of northern Luzon [14] [15] and Signal No. 3 in the eastern portions of Isabela as Saola made its closest approach to mainland Luzon which was then removed as Saola made a counter-clockwise loop across the Philippine Sea. [16]
June 14 – The Philippines' Hannah Arnold is ranked among the eight best national costumes in last year's Miss International pageant. [310] [311] June 15 – Shannon Robinson is crowned Miss Environment International in Mumbai, India. [312] June 16 – James Reggie Vidal finishes Second Runner-Up at the Man of the World 2023 pageant held in ...
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.
News Live, formerly known as News TV Live, is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, as News TV Live on GMA News TV and concluded on February 21, 2021. The program was renamed News Live on February 27, 2021, following the channel's rebranding to GTV. The show concluded ...
The S&P 500 closed out its worst week since March 2023, dropping about 4% in the week, while the Nasdaq 100 dropped nearly 6%. The US economy added 142,000 jobs in August , below the average ...