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Prior to the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's speech, a prayer was conducted which was followed by the singing of "Lupang Hinirang", the national anthem, by Morissette. [8] Duterte's speech started at 4:13pm. He was joined by Senate President Tito Sotto and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. [9]
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.
On March 9, 2021, Dito Telecommunity began commercial operations, becoming the Philippines' third telecommunications company, [636] and soon received a 25-year franchise. [637] In March 2017, Duterte approved the National Broadband Program (NBP) that was developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). [638]
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (August 25-September 3, 2023) [12] 2023 Batang Pinoy Philippine National Games (December 17–22, 2023) John Riel Casimero vs. Filipus Nghitumbwa (May 13, 2023) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson (June 9, 2002) IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009, 2013) MBA Games (2001–2002) (with ABS-CBN Sports)
Independence Day [1] (Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.
The Philippine national government aims to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Filipinos' first contact with the Spanish in 1521 from a Filipino-centric point of view in 2021. The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) was formed for this purpose in May 2018, when President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 55. [1]
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' One News Philippines ', formerly known as One Balita) is the rolling newscast service of One PH, the 24/7 Filipino-language cable news channel of Cignal TV. Serving as the channel's flagship newscast, the main noontime edition airs on Monday to Sundays from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ( PST ).