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Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [8] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9 – Bataan Day; April 15 – Maundy Thursday; April 16 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day; July 4 – Philippine ...
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] 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.
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On May 12, 1962, President Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28 proclaiming June 12, 1962, as a special public holiday throughout the Philippines. [9] [10] In 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 changed the date of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12 and renamed the July 4 holiday as Philippine Republic Day. [11]
Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [6] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 11 – Maundy Thursday; April 12 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day
Philippine flags on display. Prior to 1964, June 12 was observed as Flag Day in the country. In 1965, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Proclamation No. 374, which moved National Flag Day to May 28 (the date the Philippine Flag was first flown in the victory by Filipino forces in the Battle of Alapan located in Imus, Cavite in 1898).
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Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. [7] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 11 – Maundy Thursday; April 12 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day