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Enacted by the Philippine Commission on September 2, 1902, it provided that the Gazette be published weekly in both English and Spanish. [3] Vol. 1 No. 1 of the Official Gazette came out on September 10, 1902. Act No. 664, enacted on March 5, 1903, amended the earlier Act No. 453 and provided for further distribution of the Official Gazette.
This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines and also in honor of Marcelo H. del Pilar, father of Philippine journalism. September 1 Official first day and beginning of the Philippine Christmas season
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.
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 .
In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
On October 13, 2023, the national government released through Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 dated October 11, 2023 declaring the regular, national, special, and additional special days. The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is dropped from the list of special non-working holidays. [350]
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Philippine Republic Day (Tagalog: Araw ng Republikang Pilipino), also known as Philippine–American Friendship Day, [1] is a commemoration in the Philippines held annually on July 4. It was formerly an official holiday designated as Independence Day , celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Manila , which granted Philippine independence from ...