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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 ...
The two holidays collectively are known as Fiestas Patrias. ... 24 September: 1973 ... The Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on 4 July 1946, ...
January 10–15 – A national plebiscite referendum is held among the citizens' assemblies to ratify the new Constitution. [1] [2]January 15 – Chinese Lim Seng (Guan Suo So), upon order from Pres. Marcos on January 3, is publicly executed by firing squad in a firing range in Fort Bonifacio, Rizal for drug trafficking; the country's first execution by that method after 27 years, and only ...
Pages in category "1973 in the Philippines" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... This page was last edited on 22 September 2023, at 08:42 ...
September 1973 in the United Kingdom (1 C, 3 P) September 1973 in the United States (1 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 1 February 2025, at 21:16 (UTC). ...
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. [1]
September 28 is the 271st ... 1973 – The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT ... (Taiwan and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines), ...
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed into law by U.S. president Nixon, after passing the House 400 to 0 on September 13 and by the Senate 88 to 0 on September 18. [ 121 ] American serial killer Bernard Giles began a string of five murders committed in a period of less than eight weeks, all of them young girls and women who were hitchhiking ...