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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]
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."
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.
During the year, 5 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in the state's history burned between October and December: #1 Tubbs, #6 Nuns, #7 Thomas, #11 Atlas, and #17 Redwood Valley. [ 11] The wildfires collectively caused at least $18.0 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $13.2 billion in insured losses, $3 billion in other economic losses ...
In the Philippines, the government's fiscal year is the calendar year, from 1 January to 31 December. [ 50 ] The accounting period for the private sector must follow a 12-month fiscal period which can or can not be synchronized with the calendar year.
Indigenous Peoples Day was instituted in Berkeley, California, in 1992, to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Two years later, Santa Cruz, California, instituted the holiday. [3] Starting in 2014, many other cities and states adopted the holiday. [4]
The Philippine National Bank was established as a government-owned banking institution on July 22, 1916. Its primary mandate was to provide financial services to Philippine industry and agriculture and support the government's economic development effort. World War I, then raging in Europe, generated huge demand for the country's major exports ...
Not a public holiday. 23 April. Railway Day, Librarian Day, World Book Day, National Day of the Romanian Tax Consultant. 29 April. War Veterans' Day [ 10] First Sunday in May (May 5 in 2024) Mother's Day. Second Sunday in May (May 12 in 2024) Father's Day, Teenager's Day and National Dress Day.