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August 25 (2025-08-25) 2026 date. August 31 (2026-08-31) Frequency. annual. National Heroes Day ( Filipino: Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani [1]) is a holiday in the Philippines dedicated to Filipino Heroes. It is a public holiday in the Philippines .
On August 4, 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 renamed July 4 holiday as " Philippine Republic Day ", proclaimed June 12 as "Philippine Independence Day", and enjoined all citizens of the Philippines to observe the latter with befitting rites.
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. was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the 11th Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the 10th president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, on February 25, 1986, through the ...
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. It also coincides with the feast day of Saint ...
[citation needed] The majority of festivals in the Philippines may have their own peryas (trade fairs with temporary amusement parks). Some festivals, such as Holy Week and Christmas, are declared as public holidays, and thus, are observed and celebrated nationwide.
This list of solar eclipse visible from the Philippines enumerates the solar eclipse that have been and will be seen over the Philippines. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Eclipses can be total, annular, or partial .
On July 7, 2023, members of the Quezon City Police District conducted civil disturbance drills at Camp Karingal, Quezon City for the upcoming Second State of the Nation Address of President Bongbong Marcos. [3] According to the Philippine National Police, the PNP would deploy around 22,000 security personnel around the Batasang Pambansa complex ...
Sports[edit] September 17 – October 2 – The Philippines participates in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea and ranked 61st. Only boxer Leopoldo Serantes received his bronze medal and placed third in boxing.