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A photo of Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
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Former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino dies at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest after complications of colon cancer. A memorial service and funeral is scheduled for August 5. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Russia signs a deal to open a second military base in Kyrgyzstan at a Collective Security Treaty Organisation summit.
August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day; August 30 – National Heroes Day; September 19 – Eid al-Fitr; November 1 – All Saints Day; November 30 – Bonifacio Day; December 25 – Christmas Day; December 30 – Rizal Day; December 31 – Last Day of the Year; In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town.
If a holiday falls on a non-working day for the employee, the employee is not compensated. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation No. 1211 in January 2007 declaring Independence Day which falls on June 12 a working holiday, and the day before a non-working holiday – effectively moving the holiday. However rites organized by the ...
In 1963, by recommendation of historian Teodoro Agoncillo, the date was changed to August 23, and the location was changed to Pugad Lawin in Caloocan (now in modern-day Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City). [5] Due to the disputed date, and with the consensus that the cry occurred in late August, the holiday was then set for the last week of August. [4]
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Argentina's association football championship kicks off after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner puts it on the state payroll to avoid a financial crisis.; Brazil becomes Chile's third largest trading partner, displacing Japan, according to recently released government trade figures.