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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns .
A working holiday which will be first observed in 2022. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines and also in honor of Marcelo H. del Pilar, father of Philippine journalism. September 1
November 3, 2023 [46] 47 Amending Executive Order No. 125, Series of 2021, entitled Creation of the National Amnesty Commission November 22, 2023 [47] 48 Adjusting the dividend rate of the Development Bank of the Philippines for Calendar Year 2022 pursuant to Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7656 November 28, 2023 [48] 49
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.
An Act declaring April 4 of every year a special nonworking holiday in the City of Antipolo, Province of Rizal, in commemoration of its cityhood anniversary [154] 12099 An Act declaring November 23 of every year a special nonworking holiday in the Province of Benguet to be known as "Benguet Day" in commemoration of its founding day [155] 12100
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 .
February 4. The International Astronomical Union names an asteroid 7431 Jettaguilar in honor of Jose Francisco Aguilar, a medical doctor and amateur astronomer. [12]The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation places three members of Kingdom of Jesus Christ on its most wanted list, among them its founder Apollo Quiboloy, accused of sex trafficking.
Lopez Jaena Day is a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Philippine national hero Graciano López Jaena. It was declared a holiday by the Philippine National Government only for Iloilo Province and Iloilo City. Lopez Jaena's newspaper