Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Formerly a national holiday until 1971 (held from 1973 to 1985 on September 21, the anniversary of the beginning of Martial Law), currently marked as a commercial and cultural working holiday. Mainly celebrated by the Filipino-American community and American expats, and now increasingly being revived, this day is a day of giving thanks and ...
The following day, 19 September, is celebrated as the Army Day. [35] The two holidays collectively are known as Fiestas Patrias. [36] China, People's Republic of: National Day: 1 October: 1949 Republic of China: Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China Colombia: Independence Day: 20 July: 1810 ...
Festivals in the Philippines (11 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Public holidays in the Philippines" ... National Heroes Day (Philippines)
September 24 – In what will be the biggest corruption case in the Philippines, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, for the first time, and former Transportation Minister Jose Dans are convicted by the Sandiganbayan of two counts of graft and sentenced to 9–12 years in prison for each count, in connection with a lease between the Light Rail ...
4 Holidays and observances. 5 ... September 24 is the 267th ... 1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first ...
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.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15
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.