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Adjusted from August 21 by virtue of Proclamation No. 665, series of 2024. August 26 (2024) National Heroes Day: Araw ng mga Bayani: Movable Regular Anniversary of the 1896 Cry of Pugad Lawin by the Katipunan which began the Philippine Revolution and commemorates all the nation's heroes. Held on the last Monday of August.
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 as a working day. [8] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. [8] [9]
The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [3] The date and the location of the cry has been long disputed. From 1911 to 1962, the cry was thought to have emanated from Balintawak (now in modern-day Balingasa, Quezon City) on August 26. [4]
The producer price index, a measure of the prices manufacturers and service providers receive for the goods they sell, jumped 0.5% in April, topping the consensus 0.3% forecast, the Bureau of ...
According to a recently released Deloitte study, it's expected that Americans will spend an average of $1,778 per person during the 2024 holiday season—which means a family of four is saddled ...
August 12 – President Marcos declares August 13, 2024 to August 12, 2025, the centennial year for Ilocano master weaver and national living treasure Magdalena Gamayo. [434] August 18 – Nathaniel Tiu is crowned Mister Earth International 2024 in Colombia. [435]
Holiday sales are set to rise between $979.5 billion and $989 billion from November to December, the retail industry group (NRF) projected. That compared to 3.9% growth to $955.6 billion last year.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.