Oct 03

Republic Act No. 10175 – Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

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Jan 27

Official List of Philippine Holidays for 2012

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A. Regular Holidays

  • January 1 - New Year’s Day
  • April 5 and  6 (Thursday and Friday) - Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
  • April 9 (Monday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
  • May 1 (Tuesday) - Labor Day
  • June 12 (Tuesday) - Independence Day
  • August 27 (Monday) - National Heroes Day
  • November 30 (Wednesday) – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 (Tuesday) - Christmas Day
  • December 30 (Sunday) - Rizal Day

B. Special (non-working) holidays

  • January 23 Chinese Lunar New Year
  • August 21 (Tuesday), Ninoy Aquino Day
  • November 1 (Thursday) - All Saints’ Day
  • November 2 (Friday) - All Soul’s Day Additional special (non-working) day
  • December 24 - Christmas Eve
  • December 31 - New Year’s Eve
  • August 31 – Eidul Fitar
  • October 26 - Eid-al-Adha

C. Others

  • February 25 (Saturday), EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary
  • July 27 - Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo – Special national working holiday

D. Local Holidays

  • January 16 – Sinulog “Fiesta of Cebu Philippines”
  • January 12 – Talisay City Cebu Charter Day
  • February 24 – Cebu City Charter Day, Regular Public Holiday in Cebu
  • September 9 – Osmena Day
Jul 27

2009 Philippine State of the Nation Address by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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Full Text and details of 2009 Philippine 9th and final State of the Nation Address by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

at the House of Representatives Batasan Pambasa Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is wearing a purple terno was welcomed at Batasan by officials and delegates. She is escorted by Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile and Lower House speaker Prospero Nograles. After being greeted by applause lasting about half a minute, President Arroyo dedicated a prayer to former President Cory Aquino before commencing with her speech.

Apr 20

The Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines

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The supreme law of the Philippines is called the Constitution of the Philippine or Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in Filipino Language. 1897 Constitution – Constitution of Biak na Bato, 1899 Constitution – Malolos Congress, 1935 Constitution – Commonwealth and Third Republic, 1943 Constitution – Second Republic, 1973 Constitution – The New Society and Fourth Republic, 1986 Constitution – Provisional Freedom, 1987 Constitution – PRESENT Constitution

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