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On August 18, 2016, the government announced at least 19 Philippine holidays for 2017 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 50, series of 2016. Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in bold are "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."
December 31 New Year's Eve: Bisperas ng Bagong Taon (Last Day of the Year/Eve of the new Year) Fixed Special working This holiday, which marks the conclusion of the civil year, is between two regular holidays, Rizal Day, and New Year's Day. This holiday is a special non-working day every December 31. E.O. No. 292 [18]
The United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946. In Republic Act No. 180, or the Revised Election Code of 1947, if a vacancy in either chamber of Congress occurs at least 10 months or before a regular election, the president shall call a special election as soon as the chamber where the vacancy occurred of the existence of such vacancy notified him.
August 25. ( 2025-08-25) 2026 date. August 31. ( 2026-08-31) Frequency. annual. National Heroes Day ( Filipino: Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani[ 1]) is a holiday in the Philippines dedicated to Filipino Heroes. It is a public holiday in the Philippines .
April 3 – 8, Ice hockey – The Philippines hosts its first International Ice Hockey Federation -sanctioned event, the top division of the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at the SM Mall of Asia ice skating rink in Pasay, Metro Manila. [ 79] Mongolia emerges as champions with Thailand finishing in second place.
The Misa de Gallo is celebrated on December 25 and is usually one of several Masses that all family members (including non-churchgoers) are present. The Misa de Gallo is often celebrated between 10 pm and midnight, a schedule preferred by many Filipinos who stay up late on Christmas Eve for the night-long celebration of the Noche Buena ...
On August 26, 2015, the government announced at least 19 Philippine holidays for 2016 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 1105, series of 2015. [227] Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in bold are "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."
The Philippine census is a regularly occurring and official inventory of the human population and housing units in the Philippines. Since 1970, the population has been enumerated every five years. [ a] Results from the censuses are used to allocate congressional seats and fund government programs. The mid-year census is known as the Census of ...