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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.
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... Philippines; the official death ... Holidays and observances
Pages in category "Public holidays in the Philippines" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... This page was last edited on 21 February 2023
[17] Brunei: National Day: 23 February: 1984 United Kingdom: Brunei gained full independence effective 1 January 1984 under the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation of 7 January 1979 between United Kingdom and Brunei. [18] However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated ...
She would sign into law Republic Act 9492 the Holiday Economics Law on July 24, 2007 [3] which allows the observance of otherwise fixed public holidays except for New Year's Day on January 1, All Saint's Day on November 1, Christmas Day on December 25, and the last day of the year, December 31 to the nearest Monday.
The origin of most early festivals, locally known as "fiestas", are rooted in Christianity, dating back to the Spanish colonial period when the many communities (such as barrios and towns) of the predominantly Catholic Philippines almost always had a patron saint assigned to each of them.
Evelio Javier Day, officially Governor Evelio B. Javier Day, is a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines to "commemorate the death anniversary of the late Governor Evelio B. Javier" in the four provinces that comprise Panay Island, the Philippines, specifically Antique, Capiz, Aklan, and Iloilo. [1]
An Act declaring April 16 of every year a special nonworking holiday in the City of Marikina, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 10788, entitled "An Act declaring April 16 of every year a special holiday and no class day in schools in the City of Marikina in commemoration of its founding anniversary to be known as 'Marikina City Day'" [159]