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A working holiday which was first observed in 2020. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines especially in school campuses. July 27. Iglesia ni Cristo Day.
May 22 – The 2009 flu pandemic, which was an outbreak, enters the Philippines. June. June 22 – First death caused by H1N1 is confirmed in the Philippines and also first death in Asia. August. August 8 – Typhoon Morakot, locally known as Kiko, kills dozens of people, affected over 28,000 people in the Philippines. September
On February 25, 2004, Republic Act No. 9256 declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as Ninoy Aquino Day. 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; February 25 – EDSA Revolution Anniversary; April 1 – Maundy ...
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. 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
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.
Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second-most devastating tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, causing $ 1.15 billion in damages and 665 fatalities, only behind Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 956 deaths and damages worth $ 6.2 billion. Ketsana was the sixteenth tropical storm ...
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As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987. 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 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) April 12 – Maundy ...