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History. On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Chapter 7 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
Ends. Easter Sunday. Frequency. Annual. Holy Week ( Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups. One of the few majority Christian countries in Asia ...
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 .
Republic Day (Philippines) The Flag of the United States is lowered while the Flag of the Philippines is being raised during independence ceremonies, July 4, 1946. 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.
Preparations. An estimate of ₱20 million was given for the expenses related to the SONA which includes equipment, logistics, meetings and food. The Philippine National Police will deploy 22,000 personnel around Metro Manila to secure the speech.
The State of the Nation Address ( SONA [ˈsɔna]; Filipino: Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa [1]) is an annual address by the president of the Philippines to a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. Mandated by the 1987 Constitution, the speech is delivered every fourth Monday of July at the Plenary Session Hall of the Batasang ...
September. September 27 – Typhoon Pedring (international name Nesat) [34] made its landfall in the provinces of Isabela and Aurora and affected Metro Manila. It caused heavy damage to infrastructure. 9 confirmed death, almost 2 billion pesos cost of damage was reported and at least 20 fishermen were reported missing.
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 ...