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August 19 Manuel Luis Quezón Day: Kaarawan ni Manuel Luis Quezón: This special working holiday applies to the provinces of Quezon and Aurora, and to Quezon City only [61] in honor of the anniversary of the birth of the Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, born on this day in 1878. August 20 Lucena City Charter Day: Araw ng Lungsod ng Lucena
The city observes regular and non-working holidays of the Philippines. The Quezon City Day, which was celebrated annually on August 19 by both Quezon City and Quezon Province to commemorate the birth of Manuel L. Quezon, is a special non-working holiday. [128]
Anniversary of Cry of Pugadlawin - A historical event celebrated yearly with a civic parade at 6:00 am followed by a flag-raising and a wreath-laying ceremony in Quezon City. Pinaglabanan Day - celebration of the Battle of Pinaglabanan, a historic event in San Juan which sparked the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
August 19 is the 231st day of the year ... (Quezon City and other places in the Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)
Get the full list of August holidays, observances and awareness days. Mark your calendar with these dates, including daily, weekly and monthly celebrations. ... August 19. International Orangutan Day.
The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [3] The date and the location of the cry have been long disputed. From 1911 to 1962, the cry was thought to have emanated from Balintawak (now in modern-day Balingasa, Quezon City) on August 26. [4]
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
August: Buwan ng Wika (Language Week) August 2: An earthquake struck the island of Luzon with an epicenter at Casiguran, Quezon killing 270 people. August 19: Quezon Day in Quezon City, Baler and Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1878) also: Manuel L. Quezon was born at Baler, Tayabas. (1878) August 21: Ninoy Aquino Day (1983)