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A working holiday which will be first observed in 2022. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines and also in honor of Marcelo H. del Pilar, father of Philippine journalism. September 1 Official first day and beginning of the ...
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]
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]
September 14 – The Philippines overtakes China as the world's top rice importer, according to the report by the United States Department of Agriculture. [267] [268] September 15 – Six Philippine companies are included in the Time Magazine's list of World's Best Companies of 2023. [269]
Evelio Javier Day, officially Governor Evelio B. Javier Day, is a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines to "commemorate the death anniversary of the late Governor Evelio B. Javier" in the four provinces that comprise Panay Island, the Philippines, specifically Antique, Capiz, Aklan, and Iloilo. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in the Philippines → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2019 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2019. Incumbents For the ...
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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.