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Adjusted from August 21 by virtue of Proclamation No. 665, series of 2024. August 26 (2024) National Heroes Day: Araw ng mga Bayani: Movable Regular Anniversary of the 1896 Cry of Pugad Lawin by the Katipunan which began the Philippine Revolution and commemorates all the nation's heroes. Held on the last Monday of August.
August 6 – A state of calamity is declared in Bataan due to damage caused by the 2024 Manila Bay oil spill. [ 207 ] August 8 – 28 – A state of calamity is declared in Capiz , Iloilo , Samar , Iloilo City and Ormoc due to outbreaks of dengue .
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.
March 22 was a day off from work. On March 25 and March 26, the president's funeral day was declared a public holiday, and government offices, banks, businesses, and schools were closed. [224] [225] [226] Uganda [227] Rwanda: 9 Mourning period declared from March 18 until March 26, the burial day. [228] Kenya: 7 [229] Burundi [230] Mozambique: 5
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 granting Philippine Citizenship to Kyle Douglas Jennermann: August 4, 2023 [21] 11956 [b] An Act further amending Republic Act No. 11213, otherwise known as the "Tax Amnesty Act", as amended by Republic Act No. 11569, by extending the period of availment of the Estate Tax Amnesty until June 24, 2025, and for other purposes August 5, 2023 ...
Dec; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A. August 2024 sports events in the Philippines (1 P) ... Category: August 2024 in the Philippines.