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President Rodrigo Duterte declared September 3 of every year a special working public holiday in the whole Philippines commemoration of the surrender of Japanese military forces led by Army General Tomoyuki Yamashita at the end of World War II. Republic Act 11216, which makes the holiday official.
Formerly a national holiday until 1971 (held from 1973 to 1985 on September 21, the anniversary of the beginning of Martial Law), currently marked as a commercial and cultural working holiday. Mainly celebrated by the Filipino-American community and American expats, and now increasingly being revived, this day is a day of giving thanks and ...
Rival armed groups clash in Tripoli, in what is described as the worst confrontation since the ceasefire reached in 2020 between the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army forces. Health and environment. COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
January 4 – President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11510, institutionalizing the alternative learning system (ALS). [2] [3]January 18 – The Department of National Defense announces its unilateral termination of its 1989 accord with the University of the Philippines which took effect three days earlier over claims that the New People's Army is recruiting members in the universities' campuses.
It was formed in 2020 through the merger of two streaming services iWant and TFC Online. In addition to offering on-demand contents of ABS-CBN, iWantTFC also live streams linear channels including Kapamilya Channel, TeleRadyo Serbisyo, ANC and Knowledge Channel. The service is available worldwide, primarily catering to Filipino audiences. [2]
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (August 25-September 3, 2023) [12] 2023 Batang Pinoy Philippine National Games (December 17–22, 2023) John Riel Casimero vs. Filipus Nghitumbwa (May 13, 2023) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson (June 9, 2002) IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009, 2013) MBA Games (2001–2002) (with ABS-CBN Sports)
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Independence Day [1] (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.