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On February 26, 2021, former President Rodrigo Duterte announced the certain special holidays as special working holidays in 2021 under Proclamation No. 1107. This new measure is intended to boost productivity and economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic .
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities .
The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special nonworking holiday. [45] On February 25, 2004, Republic Act No. 9256 declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as Ninoy Aquino Day. [46] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
February. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (the other four being April, June, September, and November) and the only one to have fewer than 30 days.
Act No. 3827 by the Philippine Legislature enacted on October 28, 1931, designated every last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [ 5] However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino heroes. [ 6] In practice, National Heroes Day celebrations were observed on the same day as ...
The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special nonworking holiday. [58] On February 25, 2004, Republic Act No. 9256 declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as Ninoy Aquino Day. [59] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
February 21. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 313 days remain until the end of the year (314 in leap years ).
Evelio Javier was a politician who was assassinated in the closing days of Ferdinand Marcos 's presidency. [3] A staunch supporter of then-presidential candidate Corazon Aquino, he was shot on February 11, 1986, four days after the Snap Elections of 1986 were held but while the counting was continuing. [3] The assassination of Evelio Javier ...