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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.
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (Tagalog: [anˈdɾes (anˈdɾez-) bonɪˈfaʃo], Spanish: [anˈdɾes βoniˈfaθjo]; [2] November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution ", and considered a national hero of the Philippines .
As per Act No. 2711 section 29, [24] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946.
On November 30, 1994 (Bonifacio Day), President Ramos issued Proclamation No. 510 which declared the year 1996 (the centennial of the Philippine Revolution) as the Year of Filipino Heroes. [1] The National Heroes Committee recommended the following nine individuals to be recognized as national heroes on November 15, 1995: [1] José Rizal [1]
Kabataang Makabayan ("Patriotic Youth"), also known by the acronym KM, is an underground communist youth organization in the Philippines which was active from 1964 [2] to 1975. [3] It was banned by the Philippine government in 1972 when then- President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law , and was driven underground.
On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [5] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 2 – Maundy Thursday; April 3 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; July 4 – Philippine Republic Day; August 13 – Legal Holiday; August 30 – National Heroes Day
If a holiday falls on a non-working day for the employee, the employee is not compensated. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation No. 1211 in January 2007 declaring Independence Day which falls on June 12 a working holiday, and the day before a non-working holiday – effectively moving the holiday. However rites organized by the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. ← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in the Philippines → 2017 2018 2019 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2016 in the Philippines details events that occurred in the Philippines in 2016. Incumbents For the current incumbents ...