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A photo of Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
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.
August 21 was declared Ninoy Aquino Day, a national holiday, through the passage of Republic Act No. 9256. [85] Under then- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , the observance of this holiday became moveable – to be celebrated on the "Monday nearest August 21" every year – as part of her controversial 'holiday economics' philosophy as ...
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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]
August 2. National Coloring Book Day. National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. August 3. Clean Your Floors Day. National Watermelon Day. August 4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. National White Wine ...
Nationwide Special Holidays Name RA9492 date 2013 date (pn 459 s.2012) 2014 date (pn 655 s.2013) Ninoy Aquino Day Monday nearest August 21 August 21 (Wednesday) August 21 (Thursday) All Saints Day November 1 November 1 (Friday) November 1 (Saturday) Last Day of the Year December 31 December 31 (Tuesday) December 31 (Wednesday) Chinese New Year
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