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Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 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.
May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day; June 28 – Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (By virtue of a later proclamation.) [251] August 28 – National Heroes Day; November 27 – Bonifacio Day (Actually, November 30; considered as regular holiday by virtue of Proclamation No. 90.) December 25 – Christmas Day; December 30 – Rizal Day
November 3, 2023 [46] 47 Amending Executive Order No. 125, Series of 2021, entitled Creation of the National Amnesty Commission November 22, 2023 [47] 48 Adjusting the dividend rate of the Development Bank of the Philippines for Calendar Year 2022 pursuant to Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7656 November 28, 2023 [48] 49
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns .
An Act declaring April 16 of every year a special nonworking holiday in the City of Marikina, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 10788, entitled "An Act declaring April 16 of every year a special holiday and no class day in schools in the City of Marikina in commemoration of its founding anniversary to be known as 'Marikina City Day'" [159]
The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate
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 have 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 ]