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← 1957 1956 1955 1958 in the Philippines → 1959 1960 1961 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: List of years in the Philippines films 1958 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1958. Incumbents President Carlos P. Garcia President: Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) Vice President: Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) Chief Justice ...
The Philippine Commission enacts the Sedition Act December 14 An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena City. 1902 January The first labor union of The Country, Union de Litografose Impresores de Filipinas, is organized. January 21 The Philippine Commission calls for the organization of Public Schools in the Philippines. March 30
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO, Filipino: Tanggapan sa Charity Sweepstakes ng Pilipinas [2]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines under direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is mandated to do fund raising and provide funds for health programs, medical assistance ...
She would sign into law Republic Act 9492 the Holiday Economics Law on July 24, 2007 [3] which allows the observance of otherwise fixed public holidays except for New Year's Day on January 1, All Saint's Day on November 1, Christmas Day on December 25, and the last day of the year, December 31 to the nearest Monday.
A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [21] [22] Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 729, s. 2024, declared July 27 as a special non-working day in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo. [23]
On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [4] January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 15 – Maundy Thursday; April 16 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; July 4 – Philippine Republic Day; August 13 – Legal Holiday; August 29 – National ...
July 31, 1958 (Thursday) [ edit ] The leaders of the two most powerful Communist nations in the world met in Beijing as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev , accompanied by Defense Minister Rodion Y. Malinovsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov and Central Committee member Boris N. Ponomarev, was the guest of Mao Zedong , Chairman of ...
Philippine President Quezon led a twelfth independence mission to Washington to secure a better independence act. The result was the Philippines Independence Act, more popularly known as the "Tydings–McDuffie Act", of 1934, which was ratified by the Philippine Senate. The law provided for the granting of Philippine independence by 1946. [46]