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On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 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.
The Eastern Church first celebrated a Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God on 9 December, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria.The original title of the feast focused more specifically on Saint Anne, being termed Sylepsis tes hagias kai theoprometoros Annas ("conception of Saint Anne, the ancestress of God"). [5]
December 9 – The inaugural edition of the Mrs. Earth pageant is held at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay, with Vu Thi Hoa of Vietnam winning the title. [472] December 13: Yana Barrido is crowned Miss Tourism International 2024 in Malaysia. [473] Patricia Payumo is crowned Miss Star International 2024 in Brazil. [473]
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
Pages in category "Public holidays in the Philippines" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
December 9 is the 343rd day ... the date in the New Style modern calendar is 19 December.) ... Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth declare war on ...
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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".