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
School holidays :
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
Special Events :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers 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. Howes 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 womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers 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
cards/flowers :
Manila Day
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Saturday June 24, 2023
Secular holiday : Manila only
Arbor Day
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Sunday June 25, 2023
Culture :
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
School holidays :
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
School holidays :
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
Culture :
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
Culture :
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