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Marcos moves Ninoy Aquino Day to August 23
Marcos moves Ninoy Aquino Day to August 23
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 15, 2024 08:43 PM PHT
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. moved the commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day from August 21, 2024 to August 23, the Presidential Communications Office announced Thursday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. moved the commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day from August 21, 2024 to August 23, the Presidential Communications Office announced Thursday.
Proclamation No. 665, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 15, also declared August 23 as a special (non-working) day.
Proclamation No. 665, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 15, also declared August 23 as a special (non-working) day.
The commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day was originally on August 21, a Wednesday, but was moved to a Friday “in order to provide for a longer weekend, thereby promoting domestic tourism”, the proclamation also said.
The commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day was originally on August 21, a Wednesday, but was moved to a Friday “in order to provide for a longer weekend, thereby promoting domestic tourism”, the proclamation also said.
The commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day is mandated by Republic Act No. 9492, signed into law in 2007 by then president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day is mandated by Republic Act No. 9492, signed into law in 2007 by then president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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The law allows for the celebration of the special holiday on the Monday nearest August 21, unless modified by law or proclamation.
The law allows for the celebration of the special holiday on the Monday nearest August 21, unless modified by law or proclamation.
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