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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.
[97] [98] [99] It is also known as Wakas ng Ramadan (lit. "End of Ramadan"), Araw ng Raya ("Feast Day"), or Pagtatapos ng Pag-aayuno ("End of the Fast") in Filipino. It was proclaimed a legal holiday for Muslim Filipinos in 1977 by Presidential Decree No. 1083. In 2002, this was upgraded to a public national holiday by Republic Act No. 9177.
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 .
Sudan RSF fighters agree to 72-hour ceasefire for Eid holiday. 11:00, Eleanor Noyce. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire from 06:00 (04:00 ...
When is Ramadan? Ramadan in the UK for 2023 will begin on the evening of Wednesday 22 March and end on the evening of Friday 21 April, with Eid al-Fitr starting the following day on Saturday 22 April.
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June 14 – The Philippines' Hannah Arnold is ranked among the eight best national costumes in last year's Miss International pageant. [310] [311] June 15 – Shannon Robinson is crowned Miss Environment International in Mumbai, India. [312] June 16 – James Reggie Vidal finishes Second Runner-Up at the Man of the World 2023 pageant held in ...
The Miami-Dade County School Board approved the 2023-24 school calendar, which for the first time recognizes Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month.