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On August 23, 2022, through Proclamation No. 42, the national government declares holidays and special (working/non-working) days to be observed in the country. [ 245 ] [ 246 ] The circular was later amended through Proclamation No. 90 , issued on November 11 , with some holidays adjusted pursuant to the holiday economics principle.
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 7 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.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
July 7 – Five restaurants from the Philippines are included in the Top Restaurants in Asia 2022 list of Opinionated About Dining (OAD), a global ranking system. [334] July 13 – Boracay is included among the "World's 50 Greatest Places in 2022" by TIME Magazine. [335] [336] [337] July 16:
Major January holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Lunar New Year may come to mind when you think of the first month in 2023. Between January 1st and January 31st, though ...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns. [10]
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]
From Martin Luther King Jr to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)