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In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
In the Philippines, Father's Day is officially celebrated every third Sunday of June according to a recent presidential proclamation, [62] but it is not a public holiday. It is more widely observed by the public on the third Sunday of June perhaps due to American influence and as proclaimed in 1988 by Philippine President Corazon Aquino. [63]
A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a ... October 15, 2021: 86 FR 57321 2021-22672 ... Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday, 2022 87 FR 3023 ...
This is an incomplete list of Filipino full-length films, both mainstream and independently produced, released in theaters, cinemas, and streaming services in 2024. Some films are in production but do not have definite release dates.
September 15 – Evelyn Fuentebella, Filipino Mayor; September 16 – Carlos Dominguez III, businessman and former chief executive of Philippine Airlines (d. 2021) September 30 – Victor Ziga, Member of the Senate of the Philippines; October 7 – Ross Rival, Filipino actor (d. 2007) October 26 – Vicente del Rosario Jr., Filipino media ...
On August 24, 2010, Aquino signed Proclamation No. 23, declaring August 25, 2010, as a national day of mourning, instructing all public institutions nationwide and all Philippine embassies and consulates overseas to lower the Philippine flag at half-mast, in honor of the eight Hong Kong residents who died in the Manila hostage crisis.
National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's ...
However, in 1987 the name was changed again to Fiesta Nacional and October 12 became one of two national celebrations, along with Constitution Day on December 6 as part of a compromise between conservatives, who wanted to emphasize the status of the monarchy and Spain's history, and Republicans, who wanted to commemorate Spain's burgeoning ...