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    Wednesday March 8, 2023Womens' Daycards/flowers
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    Thursday March 16, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday March 18, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday March 27, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday March 31, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday April 1, 2023April Fools Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday April 5, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday April 6, 2023Maundy ThursdayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday April 7, 2023Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Saturday April 8, 2023Black SaturdayCatholic
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    Sunday April 9, 2023Bataan & Corregidor Heroes DaySecular holiday
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    Monday April 10, 2023Bataan & Corregidor Heroes DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday April 22, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday April 27, 2023Lapu-Lapu DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday April 27, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday May 7, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday May 8, 2023Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan electionsSpecial Events
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    Sunday May 14, 2023Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Monday May 15, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday June 12, 2023Independence DayNational Day
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    Sunday June 18, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Sunday June 18, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Saturday June 24, 2023Manila DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday June 25, 2023Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday June 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday July 4, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday July 7, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday July 15, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday July 20, 2023Islamic New Year (Muslim regions only)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday August 6, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday August 17, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday August 18, 2023Jesse Robredo DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Saturday August 19, 2023Quezon City DaySecular holiday
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    Monday August 21, 2023Ninoy Aquino DaySecular holiday
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    Friday August 25, 2023National Tech-Voc DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday August 28, 2023National Heroes DaySecular holiday
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    Monday August 28, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday September 1, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday September 2, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Sunday September 3, 2023Surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita Day (Victory over Japan Day)Events, celebrations...
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    Friday September 8, 2023Nativity of MaryEvents, celebrations...
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    Saturday September 9, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday September 12, 2023Day of ReconciliationEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday September 27, 2023Prophet's Birthday (Muslim provinces only)Muslim, Sufi
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    Womens' Day

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    Wednesday March 8, 2023
    cards/flowers : Nőnap

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday March 16, 2023
    Secular holiday : Araw ng Dabaw Festival - celebrates the oneness of this multi-cultural city in Davao City only

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday March 18, 2023
    Secular holiday : Liberation Day in Panay and Romblon only

    Regional holiday

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    Monday March 27, 2023
    Secular holiday : In Las Piñas City as it celebrates its foundation in 1907.

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday March 31, 2023
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    April Fools Day

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    Saturday April 1, 2023
    cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

    Regional holiday

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    Wednesday April 5, 2023
    Secular holiday : Foundation Day in Pangasinan only

    Maundy Thursday

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    Thursday April 6, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

    Good Friday

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    Friday April 7, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Black Saturday

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    Saturday April 8, 2023
    Catholic : Also called Sabado de Gloria, is the day after Jesus Christ died on the cross. This is a day of mourning for people who believed in Christ when others chose to condemn Him and want Him dead. Paid holiday

    Bataan & Corregidor Heroes Day

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    Sunday April 9, 2023
    Secular holiday : In Tagalog: Araw ng Kagitingan. Tribute to the thousands of Filipinos who volunteered to fight the Japanese occupation forces during World War II

    Bataan & Corregidor Heroes Day

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    Monday April 10, 2023
    Secular holiday : In Tagalog: Araw ng Kagitingan. Tribute to the thousands of Filipinos who volunteered to fight the Japanese occupation forces during World War II

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Saturday April 22, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Wakas ng Ramadan

    Lapu-Lapu Day

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    Thursday April 27, 2023
    Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2019. Celebrates the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards, led by Ferdinand Magellan, during the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. [Wikipedia]

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday April 27, 2023
    Secular holiday : Kadaugan sa Mactan festival. Reenactment of the battle where native Filipinos thwart Spain's first attempt to colonize the archipelago in the 16th century. in Lapu-Lapu only (Cebu island)

    Labor Day

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    Monday May 1, 2023
    Secular holiday : Araw ng Manggagawa

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday May 7, 2023
    Secular holiday : Abad Santos Day in Pampanga only

    Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections

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    Monday May 8, 2023
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    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday May 14, 2023
    cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

    Regional holiday

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    Monday May 15, 2023
    Secular holiday : Kaamulan Festival - in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of Bukidnon in Bukidnon only - on Midanao island

    Independence Day

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    Monday June 12, 2023
    Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1898. Araw ng Kasarinlan

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday June 18, 2023
    Secular holiday : Naga City only

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday June 18, 2023
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    Manila Day

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    Saturday June 24, 2023
    Secular holiday : Manila only

    Arbor Day

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    Sunday June 25, 2023
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    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday June 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Until 2008, was a nationwide holiday, then a regional holiday; in 2012 this is a national holiday again.

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday July 4, 2023
    Secular holiday : in the City of Cadiz, Negros Occidental in commemoration of its Charter Day anniversary.

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday July 7, 2023
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    Regional holiday

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    Saturday July 15, 2023
    Secular holiday : in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

    Islamic New Year (Muslim regions only)

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    Thursday July 20, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Amun Jadid Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday August 6, 2023
    Secular holiday : Celebration of the Founding Anniversary of the Province of Cebu (in 2008: 434th anniversary) in Cebu only

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday August 17, 2023
    Secular holiday : Kadayawan Day - tribute to good harvest in Davao City only

    Jesse Robredo Day

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    Friday August 18, 2023
    Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2016. Celebrates the internationally-recognized former mayor of Naga City Jesse Robredo who died while serving as Aquino's local government secretary on August 18, 2012.

    Quezon City Day

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    Saturday August 19, 2023
    Secular holiday : Quezon City only

    Ninoy Aquino Day

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    Monday August 21, 2023
    Secular holiday : Senator assassinated at the Manila airport in 1983 Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino

    National Tech-Voc Day

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    Friday August 25, 2023
    Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2018. This holiday aims to promote technical and vocational education and training in the Philippines.

    National Heroes Day

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    Monday August 28, 2023
    Secular holiday : Araw ng mga Bayani

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday August 28, 2023
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    Regional holiday

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    Friday September 1, 2023
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the city's Charter Anniversary. in Baguio

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday September 2, 2023
    Secular holiday : To mark the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of World War II. in Ifugao province

    Surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita Day (Victory over Japan Day)

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    Sunday September 3, 2023
    Culture : A working holiday which will be first observed in 2019. Celebrates the surrender of Japanese Army General Tomoyuki Yamashita in Baguio City at the conclusion of hostilities of the Second World War on September 3, 1945. [Wikipedia]

    Nativity of Mary

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    Friday September 8, 2023
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    Regional holiday

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    Saturday September 9, 2023
    Secular holiday : Osmeña Day -- in honor of the late President Sergio Osmeña in Cebu province only

    Day of Reconciliation

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    Tuesday September 12, 2023
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    Prophet's Birthday (Muslim provinces only)

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    Wednesday September 27, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces and in Pangasinan