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A photo of Ninoy Aquino. 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.
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [24] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. [25] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day
Former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino dies at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest after complications of colon cancer. A memorial service and funeral is scheduled for August 5. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Russia signs a deal to open a second military base in Kyrgyzstan at a Collective Security Treaty Organisation summit.
Those who would have report to work if not for the holiday but did not render work are paid their regular rate. Employees required to work due to their nature of their work are paid extra of their daily rate and cost of living daily allowance depending if the holiday is a regular (200%) or a special non-working holiday (130%). [ 1 ]
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (August 25-September 3, 2023) [12] 2023 Batang Pinoy Philippine National Games (December 17–22, 2023) John Riel Casimero vs. Filipus Nghitumbwa (May 13, 2023) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson (June 9, 2002) IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009, 2013) MBA Games (2001–2002) (with ABS-CBN Sports)
2020 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2020. This year is largely defined by COVID-19 pandemic that caused of the national economic recession and continued until the state of public health emergency was lifted in the country on July 21, 2023.
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