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August 19 Manuel Luis Quezón Day: Kaarawan ni Manuel Luis Quezón: This special working holiday applies to the provinces of Quezon and Aurora, and to Quezon City only [61] in honor of the anniversary of the birth of the Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, born on this day in 1878. August 20 Lucena City Charter Day: Araw ng Lungsod ng Lucena
The Cry of Pugad Lawin (Filipino: Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin, Spanish: Grito de Pugad Lawin) was the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. [1]In late August 1896, members of the Katipunan led by Andrés Bonifacio revolted somewhere around Caloocan, which included parts of the present-day Quezon City.
On 1963, by recommendation of historian Teodoro Agoncillo, the date was changed to August 23, and the location was changed to Pugad Lawin in Caloocan (now in modern day Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City). [4] Due to disputed date, and with the consensus that the cry occurred in late August, the holiday was then set in the last week of August. [3]
August 19 is the 231st day of ... 1927 – Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of ... Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other ...
The city observes regular and non-working holidays of the Philippines. The Quezon City Day, which was celebrated annually on August 19 by both Quezon City and Quezon Province to commemorate the birth of Manuel L. Quezon, is a special non-working holiday. [123]
On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. January 1 – New Year's Day; February 22 – Legal Holiday; April 6 – Maundy Thursday; April 7 – Good Friday; May 1 – Labor Day; July 4 – Philippine Republic Day; August 13 – Legal Holiday; August 27 – National Heroes Day
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina [b] GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in ...
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. A ugust 3. Clean Your Floors Day. National Watermelon Day. August 4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. National White Wine Day. August 5. International Beer Day.