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June 21 Naliyagan Festival: Pistang Naliyagan: Special non-working holiday, applies to Agusan del Sur only. June 22 Pagadian City Day: Araw ng Pagadian: This special non-working holiday applies to Pagadian only. June 23 Bacoor Cityhood Day: Araw ng Pagkalungsod ng Bacoor: This day commemorates the cityhood of Bacoor in the province of Cavite on ...
Independence Day (Philippines) Independence Day[ 1] ( Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [ 2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [ 2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day .
On May 12, 1962, President Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28, proclaiming Tuesday, June 12, 1962, as a special public holiday throughout the Philippines. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] In 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 changed the date of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 and renamed the July 4 holiday as Philippine Republic Day.
December 30, 1898. Rizal Day ( Spanish: Día de Rizal, Filipino: Araw ni Rizal; Tagalog: [riˈsal]) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating life and works of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. It is celebrated every December 30, the anniversary of Rizal's 1896 execution at Bagumbayan (present-day Rizal Park) in Manila .
Philippine Republic Day ( Tagalog: Araw ng Republikang Pilipino ), also known as Philippine–American Friendship Day, [1] is a commemoration in the Philippines held annually on July 4. It was formerly an official holiday designated as Independence Day, celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Manila, which granted Philippine independence from ...
June 21 is the 172nd day of the year ... later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. ... Holidays and observances.
24 June 2025. ( 2025-06-24) Frequency. Annual. The Wattah Wattah Festival, also known as the Basaan Festival ( lit. 'dousing of water' ), is the feast of John the Baptist, the patron saint of San Juan, Metro Manila, and many other communities across the Philippines. It is held every June 24. [ 1]
The Proclamation of Independence on June 12, 1898, as depicted on the back of the Philippine five peso bill. Independence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898, between four and five in the afternoon in Cavite at the ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite el Viejo (present-day Kawit ), Cavite, some 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Manila.