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History. On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Chapter 7 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
June 17 – 27 – Typhoon Fengshen, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Frank, is the sixth named storm and the fourth typhoon recognised by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recognised Fengshen as the seventh tropical depression, the sixth tropical storm, and fifth typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season.
Proclamation No. 1463, s. 2008 – Declaring The Regular Holidays And Special (Non-working) Days For The Year 2008. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1625, s. 2008 – Declaring Wednesday, October 1, 2008 As A Regular Holiday Throughout The Country In Observance Of Eid’l Fitr (Feast Of Ramadhan). Official ...
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 to move the observance of certain public holidays to the nearest weekend .
Pages in category "Public holidays in the Philippines". The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Evelio Javier Day. Lopez Jaena Day. Panay Liberation Day. Public holidays in the Philippines. Holiday economics.
February 11, Basketball – The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters wins defeating the Alaska Aces 93–89 to win the 2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals. May 2, Boxing – Manny Pacquiao stops Ricky Hatton after two brutal rounds in a fight billed as "The Battle of East and West" in Las Vegas.
Wikinews has related news: Blasts kills 8, injures 126 at a mall in Manila, The Philippines. October 19 – An explosion at the Glorietta mall in Makati kills 11 and injures at over a hundred. [13] October 25 – Former President Joseph Estrada is pardoned and free from jail after his trial.
2008 by country. Years of the 21st century in the Philippines. 2000s in the Philippines. 2008 in Southeast Asia. Hidden categories: Template Year in country category with unnamed 4th parameter. Template Year in country category with prefix available though CountryPrefixThe.