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A working holiday which was first observed in 2020. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines especially in school campuses. July 27. Iglesia ni Cristo Day.
November 4 – Karen Ibasco, is crowned Miss Earth 2017 held at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. November 5 – Wynwyn Marquez is crowned as Reina Hispanoamericana-Filipinas 2017 Held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. November 26 – Miss Philippines Rachel Peters is placed in the Top 10 of the Miss Universe 2017 pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
All Saints Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, or Hallowmas, is a Christian celebration in honor of all the saints from Christian history. In Western Christianity, it is observed on November 1st by the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the Lutheran Church, and other Protestant denominations.
Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar, thus the exact date of the festival changes every year. In the Western calendar this usually falls in the month of November. In Chiang Mai, the festival lasts three days, and in 2018, the dates were 21–23 November.
On February 25, 2004, Republic Act No. 9256 declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as Ninoy Aquino Day. [59] 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; February 25 – 1986 EDSA Revolution; March 28 – Maundy Thursday
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.
Indigenous Peoples' Day[ a] is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. [ 1] It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.
January 1 – Republic Act No. 10963, widely known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law (TRAIN Law), takes effect. [1]January 5 – Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes is released from detention after the Court of Appeals resolved in his favor a petition in connection with his murder case for the killing of broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega in 2011.