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A civil government is established in the Philippines with William Howard Taft as the first Civil Governor (1901–1904). July 18 – The US organizes the Philippine Constabulary . July 31 – US Philippine Commission Act 183 is enacted, incorporating Manila as the country's first city ; it would take effect on August 7 .
M. Mindanao State University bombing. Categories: 2023 events in the Philippines by month. December 2023 events by country. December 2023 events in Asia.
August 2023 events in the Philippines (1 C, 1 P) July 2023 events in the Philippines (1 C, 5 P) October 2023 events in the Philippines (2 P) December 2023 events in the Philippines (1 C, 4 P) Categories: 2023 events in Asia by month. 2023 in the Philippines. Historical events in the Philippines. Hidden category:
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
It is celebrated as a public holiday in the country on December 25, concurrent with other countries. As one of the two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor), the Philippines celebrates the world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan), [1] [3] spanning what it refers to as the "ber months".
Binirayan festival. The Binirayan Festival is an annual month-long cultural festival in the province of Antique, Philippines, held every December. The festival commemorates the arrival of Malay migrants prior to the Spanish conquest, as documented in Maragtas, a compilation of legends and oral history by Pedro Alcantara Monteclaro.
In August 2024, the Senate discussed reducing holidays to boost productivity during the remaining sessions of the congress, with a focus on legislation addressing the number of holidays from different cities, municipalities, provinces including those of national level (besides religious) in the country.
Under the virtue of Proclamation No. 2226 of late President Ferdinand Marcos. This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Pampanga only, celebrating its 1571 founding as one of the nation's oldest provinces. December 13 General Trias Foundation Day and Valenciana Festival: Araw ng Pagkakatatag ng General Trias at Pistang Valenciana