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Public holidays in the Philippines are of two types: regular holidays and special non-working days. History [ edit ] On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1]
Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ]) is one of the biggest holidays in the Philippines. As one of the two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia, the Philippines celebrates the world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan); Christmas music is played as early as August.
Independence Day (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, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day.
The Giant Lantern Festival (Kapampangan: Ligligan Parul) is an annual festival held in mid-December in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant parol lanterns.
Rizal Day (Spanish: Día de Rizal, Filipino: Araw ni Rizal; Tagalog:) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating life and works of José Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. It is celebrated every December 30, the anniversary of Rizal's 1896 execution at Bagumbayan (present-day Rizal Park ) in Manila .
Lopez Jaena Day is a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Philippine national hero Graciano López Jaena. It was declared a holiday by the Philippine National Government only for Iloilo Province and Iloilo City .
National Heroes Day (Filipino: Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani) is a holiday in the Philippines dedicated to Filipino Heroes. It is a public holiday in the Philippines. History. The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution.
Graciano López y Jaena (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]; December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), commonly known as Graciano López Jaena, was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.
Philippines – the day is designated as a non-working public holiday in honor of the Virgin Mary as Patroness of the country and was permanently signed into constitutional law as holiday on 28 December 2017 by the Government of the Philippines.
Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire.