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Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
In 1987, Manila International Airport, where the assassination occurred, was renamed "Ninoy Aquino International Airport". The spot on the apron where his body lay sprawled is now marked by a brass plaque. August 21 was declared Ninoy Aquino Day, a national holiday, through the passage of Republic Act No. 9256. [85]
July 27 – Iglesia ni Cristo Founding Anniversary (Through Proclamation No. 729) [38] August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day; October 31 – All Saints' Day Eve; November 1 – All Saints Day; December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception; December 24 – Christmas Eve; December 31 – Last Day of the Year
Ninoy Aquino Day falls every Aug. 21. Will Marcos Jr. permit the survival of a holiday dedicated to his family's arch-rival? On Sunday, the Philippines Celebrates the Life of a Democratic Hero.
On July 24, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved Republic Act No. 9256, which declared the Monday nearest August 21 a nationwide special holiday in honor of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., called Ninoy Aquino Day. August 21 is Aquino's death anniversary. [6]
On August 21, 1983, after three years, Aquino was ... this mural on August 31, 1983, the day of Ninoy Aquino's funeral. ... Bongbong Marcos in his proclamation, ...
August 21. National Spumoni Day. National Senior Citizens Day. August 22. National Bao Day. National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day. National Tooth Fairy Day. World Plant Milk Day. August 23.
August 23 (2024) Ninoy Aquino Day: Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino: ... Adjusted from August 21 by virtue of Proclamation No. 665, series of 2024. August 26 (2024)