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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. His assassination led to the downfall of the tenth president, dictator, and ...
August 21 was declared Ninoy Aquino Day, a national holiday, through the passage of Republic Act No. 9256. [78] 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 ...
On July 24, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved Republic Act No. 9256, which declared the Monday nearest August 21 a nationwide special holiday in honor of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., called Ninoy Aquino Day. August 21 is Aquino's death anniversary. [8]
This special working holiday applies to Davao City only. (Proc. No. 829 declared that August 15 is a special non-working holiday) Bulacan Foundation Day: Araw ng Bulacan: This special non-working holiday applies to the province of Bulacan only. August 19 Manuel Luis Quezón Day: Kaarawan ni Manuel Luis Quezón
2025 date. August 25. (2025-08-25) 2026 date. August 31. (2026-08-31) Frequency. annual. National Heroes Day (Filipino: Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani[1]) is a public holiday in the Philippines celebrated annually on the last Monday of August as a tribute to Filipino Heroes.
April 3 – Pantaleon Villegas known as Leon Kilat leads a battle against Spanish forces in present-day Cebu City which signals the start of the revolution in Cebu province. April 11 – Basilio Augustín is appointed as Governor-General. April 17 – Local Katipunan members under Ildefonso Moreno conduct an uprising against Spanish colonizers ...
28th (Sunday) → 29th (Nearest Monday [b]) 26th day (Friday) – holiday date vary per year regardless of law (green outline box) 25th day (Friday) – movable holiday but observance not moved as per prerogative (yellow circle background) Holiday economics refers to the policy in the Philippines introduced by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ...
The Proclamation of Independence on June 12, 1898, as depicted on the back of the Philippine five peso bill. Independence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898, between four and five in the afternoon in Cavite at the ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite el Viejo (present-day Kawit), Cavite, some 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Manila.