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Rizal Day (Spanish: Día de Rizal, Filipino: Araw ni Rizal; Tagalog:) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating life and works of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. It is celebrated every December 30, the anniversary of Rizal's 1896 execution at Bagumbayan (present-day Rizal Park ) in Manila .
The Rizal Day bombings, also referred to as the December 30 bombings, were a series of bombings that occurred around Metro Manila in the Philippines on December 30, 2000. The explosions occurred within a span of a few hours, killing 22 people and injuring over 100 others.
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]
December 2 Pasay City Day: Araw ng Pasay: This special non-working holiday applies to Pasay only, the city was founded on this day in 1863. December 8 Taguig Holiday: Araw ng Taguig: As per Proclamation No. 81 signed December 1, 2010, Taguig Holiday is celebrated henceforth every December 8. [69] December 11 Pampanga Day: Araw ng Pampanga
November 2 – All Souls' Day (Reverted to, yet declared as "additional" special non-working day.) December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception; December 26 – Special non-working day (By virtue of a later proclamation.) [255] December 31 – Last Day of the Year (Reverted to being a special non-working holiday.)
On February 25, 2004, Republic Act No. 9256 declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as Ninoy Aquino Day. [59] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day; February 25 – 1986 EDSA Revolution; March 28 – Maundy ...
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
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in the Philippines → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2019 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2019. Incumbents For the ...