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Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 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.
Act No. 3827 by the Philippine Legislature enacted on October 28, 1931, designated every last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [6] However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino heroes. [7] In practice, National Heroes Day celebrations were observed on the same day as ...
November 20 – Samantha Acosta finishes as second runner-up at Miss CosmoWorld 2024 in Malaysia. [467] November 23 – Kirk Bondad finishes in the Top 20 at Mister World 2024 in Vietnam. [468] November 30: Jasmin Ariola is crowned Miss Deaf Universe 2024 in Poland. [469] Arjay Lopez finishes as first runner-up at Mister Deaf Universe 2024 in ...
The origin of most early festivals, locally known as "fiestas", are rooted in Christianity, dating back to the Spanish colonial period when the many communities (such as barrios and towns) of the predominantly Catholic Philippines almost always had a patron saint assigned to each of them.
The unsuspecting Bonifacio received them cordially. Early the next day, Bonzón and Paua attacked Bonifacio's camp. Bonifacio was surprised and refused to fight against "fellow Tagalogs", ordering his men to hold their fire, but shots were nevertheless exchanged. Bonifacio was shot in the arm by Bonzón, and Paua stabbed him in the neck but was ...
The day of celebration - which marks the day of Saint Patrick’s death - was originally a religious holiday meant to celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and made official by the ...
November 30: Various groups nationwide staged the protests on Bonifacio Day [232] with the caricatures of Duterte, along with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, were shown. [233] December 11: Human rights advocates held a rally in celebration of International Human Rights Day. They also featured Duterte's effigy, as well ...