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This regular holiday applies to the province of Cebu, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City and other provinces and cities who joined in the year's Sinulog Festival in Cebu. January 22 Vigan Cityhood Day: Araw ng Pagkalungsod ng Vigan: This regular holiday applies to the city of Vigan. It happens three days before the city's fiesta. February 3
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]
In 2024, the observance was moved to Friday, August 23, through Proclamation No. 665, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos, on August 15. The adjustment was made to create a longer weekend that would encourage domestic tourism, as Monday, August 26, is already declared as National Heroes Day .
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.
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November 19 – The Supreme Court releases an August 20 ruling barring Rowena Guanzon from taking office as the first nominee of P3PWD party-list in the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections by nullifying her nomination, citing grave abuse of discretion by COMELEC in approving her substitution past the designated deadline.
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