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New Year's Day: Araw ng Bagong Taon: Fixed Regular Celebrates the first day of the year in Gregorian calendar. Act No. 345 [19] February 9 (2024) (observance) February 10 (2024) (actual date) Chinese New Year: Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino: Movable Special Also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. None February 25 (2024) EDSA Revolution ...
January 1 – Transition period for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program begins. Non-consolidated PUVs, whose operation has been extended for a month, will be prohibited from operating in the country after January 31. However, on January 24, President Marcos extends the deadline for consolidation until April 30.
Ends. Easter Sunday. Frequency. Annual. Holy Week ( Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups. One of the few majority Christian countries in Asia ...
Liturgical feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú according to the Philippine National Liturgical Calendar. Sinulog Festival: 3rd Sunday Cebu, Cebu City (variants in Kabankalan City, Maasin City, Balingasag Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, and Southern Leyte throughout the year) Honours the Santo Niño de Cebú [6] Silmugi Festival: 20 [12 ...
The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [2] The date and the location of the cry has been long disputed. From 1911 to 1962, the cry was thought to have emanated from Balintawak (now in modern-day Balingasa, Quezon City) on August 26. [3]
Independence Day[ 1] ( Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [ 2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [ 2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day .
The Feast of the Black Nazarene (Filipino: Pista ng Itím na Nazareno ), also known as the Traslación after the mass procession associated with the feast, is a religious festival held in Manila, Philippines that is centered around the Black Nazarene, an image of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated annually on January 9.
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 ...