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The Philippines uses the 12-hour clock format in most oral or written communication, whether formal or informal. A colon ( : ) is used to separate the hour from the minutes (12 : 30 p.m.). The use of the 24-hour clock is usually restricted in use among airports, the military , police , and other technical purposes.
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.
On October 13, 2023, the national government released through Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 dated October 11, 2023 declaring the regular, national, special, and additional special days. The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is dropped from the list of special non-working holidays.
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October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 86 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600.
[6] Bauang, La Union: Celebrates the municipality's founding anniversary [6] Kuraldal Festival: 6 [7] Sasmuan, Pampanga: Honours the town's patroness, Saint Lucy [7] Hinagdanan Festival: 9 [8] Bingag, Dauis, Bohol: Celebrates the rich history of the cave and the barangay founding anniversary every 9th Day of January Hinugyaw Festival: 5-10 [6 ...
February 24 (Julian) (March 6 Gregorian) – Pope Gregory XIII proclaims the Gregorian Calendar, to come into effect in October. Under the order, the date on the Julian calendar will be advanced by 10 days in order to synchronize the calendar date back to the equinoxes and solstices, since the gap has been increasing by one day every 100 years ...
May 12 – The Philippine general election will be held. Voters will elect new members of the House of Representatives as well as 12 members of the Senate. [12] [13] June – The academic year (2025–2026) is being planned by the Department of Education to begin, as part of their efforts to revert to the old school calendar. [14]