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On January 7, 2023, GMA Network announced its series lineup for 2023, which included The Voice Generations, a spin-off of the The Voice franchise that first aired in Australia a year prior. [1] The series is the third spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines . [ 2 ]
Date English name Remarks January 1: New Year's Day: First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10: Majority Rule Day: Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.
For Afrikaners, 16 December was commemorated as the Day of the Vow, [1] also known as Day of the Covenant or Dingaansdag (Dingaan's Day). [19] The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838, [2] and is still celebrated by some Afrikaners. [20]
Up until 2018, a mid-year bank holiday was also observed on 1 July (if that date did not fall on a weekend). [11] (Prior to 2007, the beginning of Vassa was observed as a holiday rather than Asalha Puja.)
CIMB Bank Philippines was established in December 2018 and officially launched in 2019 as an all-digital banking presence. Its mobile app is called OCTO and users are able to open their accounts and manage transactions through the platform. CIMB was awarded the Best Digital Bank 2021 by the Global Banking and Finance Review. [13]
The EDSA Revolution Anniversary is proclaimed this year as a special non-working holiday. [14] On November 13, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [15] 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
On March 11, President Joe Biden holds the first prime time address of his presidency. In it, he announced his plan to push states to make vaccines available to all adults by May 1, with the aim to make small gatherings possible by July 4 .
The 2023 Asia Artist Awards (Korean: 2023 아시아 아티스트 어워즈), the 8th edition, presented by Star News, took place on December 14, 2023, at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, Philippines. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Kang Daniel, Jang Won-young, and Sung Han-bin. [2]