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It is a public holiday in the Philippines. History. The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. 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 ...
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 ...
November 30, 2024. ( 2024-11-30) Frequency. annual. 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.
A working holiday that celebrates the enactment of Executive Order No. 94 in 1947 that caused the formation of the Philippine Air Force as a separate service branch of the Armed Forces, on the basis of the former Philippine Army Air Corps of the Army. July 4. Republic DayPhilippine-American Friendship Day.
Executive Order No. 200 issued by President Corazon C. Aquino states "Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines". On July 26, 2010, the online version of the Official Gazette was launched.
July 13 – Eduardo Ermita, Executive Secretary of the Philippines; August 16 – Carlos Badion, basketball player (d. 2002) August 29 – Luis Villafuerte, politician (d. 2021) September 1 – Mel Lopez, politician (d. 2017) September 17 – Romeo A. Brawner, public official (d. 2008) October 6 – Charito Solís, actress (d. 1998)
Sports. January 30 — PBA Commissioner Noli Eala forfeits Game 1 of the 2005 Philippine Cup that resulted to Talk 'n Text Phone Pals leading 1–0, as Talk n' Text's Asi Taulava, who was still suspended by the league, participated in the game. July 10 -- San Miguel Beermen wins the Fiesta Conference, defeating Talk 'n Text Phone Pals in five ...
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ( Tagalog for 'National Language Month'), [1] [2] simply known as Buwan ng Wika ('Language Month'), is a month-long annual observance in the Philippines held every August to promote the national language, Filipino. The Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) is the lead agency in charge of organizing events in relation to the ...