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The 17 public holidays (Chinese: 公眾假期), also called bank holidays (Chinese: 銀行假期), are set by the General Holidays Ordinance.. According to the Employment Ordinance, 13 of the 17 public holidays are compulsory for employers to give to the employees.
Martial law monument in Mehan Garden. Martial law in the Philippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state placed all or part of the country under military control [1] —most prominently [2]: 111 during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, [3] [4] but also during the Philippines' colonial period, during the ...
May 17–18, 2004: Typhoon Nida (Dindo) neared the eastern coastline of the Philippines, bringing gusty winds over Eastern Samar, and torrential rainfall throughout most of Luzon and Visayas. Typhoon Nanmadol (Yoyong) approaching the Philippines on December 2, 2004
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987. [35] 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; April 1 – Maundy Thursday; April 2 – Good Friday
September 19 – The DOH confirms the re-emergence of polio in the Philippines, 19 years after the World Health Organization declared the country polio-free. [ 272 ] [ 273 ] September 26 – DOH confirms that the death of a 10-year-old student in Pandacan is due to diphtheria , a highly communicable bacterial infection.
In all these holidays, if the holiday lands on a weekend, the days will be reimbursed after the weekend. The Chinese New Year and National Day holidays are three days long. The week-long holidays on May (Labor) Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending.
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [9] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. [10] In the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day
The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [3] 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. [ 4 ]