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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.
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
On October 31, the national government publicly released the list of holidays and non-working days, which are indicated by proclamations signed by the president a day earlier. Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list, [ 7 ] with the People Power anniversary , which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but ...
A measles outbreak is declared in Bangsamoro by the regional Ministry of Health with 592 cases and three deaths recorded since January 2024. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] March 22 – Abu Halil, a leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters -Karialan faction, is killed in an encounter with soldiers in Datu Saudi Ampatuan , Maguindanao del Sur. [ 68 ]
Sara Haines spoke out against the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the internet’s reaction to his death while discussing the incident on The View this week.
Here’s what authorities are still trying to find: The confirmed identity of the suspect. The weapon used in the shooting. The bicycle the suspect used to get away
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.
Thompson, 50, was shot outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Afterwards, he was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities told Fortune . The assailant has not been ...