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{{Short description|Philippine-related events during the year of 1978}}
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[[File:Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]] at the White House in 1966.]]
[[File:Ferdinand Marcos at the White House.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Ferdinand Marcos]] at the White House in 1966.]]
* '''[[President of the Philippines|President]]''': [[Ferdinand Marcos]] ([[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan|KBL]])
* '''[[President of the Philippines|President]]''': [[Ferdinand Marcos]] ([[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan|KBL]])
* '''[[Prime Minister of the Philippines|Prime Minister]]''': [[Ferdinand Marcos]] (([[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan|KBL]]) ''(post established on June 12)''
* '''[[Prime Minister of the Philippines|Prime Minister]]''': [[Ferdinand Marcos]] ([[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan|KBL]]) ''(post established on June 12)''
*'''[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House Speaker]]''':
*'''[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House Speaker]]''':
**''Vacant'' ''(until June 12)''
**''Vacant'' ''(until June 12)''
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==Events==
==Events==
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===January===
===January===
* [[January 3]] – Eleven worshipers died when fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in [[Manila]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The 1979 World Book Year Book|publisher=World Book-Childcraft International, Inc.|year=1979|isbn=0-7166-0479-5|location=Chicago, IL|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/1979worldbookyea00worl}}</ref>
* [[January 3]] – Eleven worshipers die when fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in [[Manila]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The 1979 World Book Year Book|publisher=World Book-Childcraft International, Inc.|year=1979|isbn=0-7166-0479-5|location=Chicago, IL|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/1979worldbookyea00worl}}</ref>


===April===
===April===
* [[April 7]] – [[1978 Philippine parliamentary election|General elections]] were held for the election of the 166 (out of 208) regional representatives to the [[Interim Batasang Pambansa]] (the nation's first parliament). The elections were contested by the leading opposition party, the [[Lakas ng Bayan]] (LABAN) which had twenty-one candidates for the Metro Manila area and the leading candidate was the jailed opposition leader [[Benigno Aquino Jr.|Ninoy Aquino]] while the regime's party known as the [[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan]] (KBL) which was led by the then First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]].
* [[April 7]] – [[1978 Philippine parliamentary election|General elections]] are held for the election of the 166 (out of 208) regional representatives to the [[Interim Batasang Pambansa]] (the nation's first parliament). The elections are contested by the leading opposition party, the [[Lakas ng Bayan]] (LABAN) which had twenty-one candidates for the Metro Manila area and the leading candidate is the jailed opposition leader [[Benigno Aquino Jr.|Ninoy Aquino]] while the regime's party known as the [[Kilusang Bagong Lipunan]] (KBL) which is led by the then First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]].
* [[April 27]] – [[1978 Philippine parliamentary sectoral election|Parliamentary sectoral elections]] for the election of the [[Interim Batasang Pambansa]] sectoral representatives was held.
* [[April 27]] – [[1978 Philippine parliamentary sectoral election|Parliamentary sectoral elections]] for the election of the [[Interim Batasang Pambansa]] sectoral representatives is held.


===July===
===July===
* [[July 9]] – At least 11 persons were killed and 110 injured when fire broke out in a theater complex in [[Manila]].<ref name=":0" />
* [[July 9]] – At least 11 persons are killed and 110 injured when fire broke out in a theater complex in [[Manila]].<ref name=":0" />


===August===
===August===
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===September===
===September===
* [[September 14]] – A Philippine Air Force plane, carrying members of President [[Ferdinand Marcos|Ferdinand E. Marcos']] security staff and journalists, crashed in [[Manila]] while trying to land in a thunderstorm. At least 32 persons were killed.<ref name=":0" />
* [[September 14]] – A Philippine Air Force plane, carrying members of President [[Ferdinand Marcos|Ferdinand E. Marcos']] security staff and journalists, crash in [[Manila]] while trying to land in a thunderstorm. At least 32 persons are killed.<ref name=":0" />


===October===
===October===
* [[October 27]] – [[Typhoon Rita (1978)|Typhoon Rita]] pummeled [[Manila]] with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 were killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted.<ref name=":0" />
* [[October 27]] – [[Typhoon Rita (1978)|Typhoon Rita]] pummels [[Manila]] with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 are killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted.<ref name=":0" />


===November===
===November===
* November 21 – ''Batas Pambansa Bilang 7'' establishes [[Aurora (province)|Aurora]], then a sub-province and an administrative area in [[Quezon]], as an independent province; it would be ratified in a plebiscite on May 1979.<ref>''[https://aurora.gov.ph/about/aurora-at-a-glance/socio-economic-profile/ "Socio-Economic Profile"]'' Provincial Government of Aurora. Retrieved 03-30-2022.</ref>
* [[November 21]] – ''Batas Pambansa Bilang 7'' establishes [[Aurora (province)|Aurora]], then a sub-province and an administrative area in [[Quezon]], as an independent province; it would be ratified in a plebiscite in May 1979.<ref>''[https://aurora.gov.ph/about/aurora-at-a-glance/socio-economic-profile/ "Socio-Economic Profile"]'' Provincial Government of Aurora. Retrieved 03-30-2022.</ref>


==Holidays==
==Holidays==
{{main|Public holidays in the Philippines}}
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,<ref>{{Cite web|title=AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref> issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. [[Bonifacio Day]] was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Holidays}}</ref> On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Act No. 3827|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref> As per Republic Act No. 3022,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 6, 1961|title=AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref> April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (''Philippine Republic Day'') to June 12 (''Philippine Independence Day'') last August 4, 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 1964|title=AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1964/08/04/republic-act-no-4166/|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref>
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,<ref>{{Cite web|title=AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043316/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ |archive-date=October 25, 2017 }}</ref> issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. [[Bonifacio Day]] was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Holidays|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day |archive-date=July 5, 2020 }}</ref> On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Act No. 3827|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828111303/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ |archive-date=August 28, 2017 }}</ref> As per Republic Act No. 3022,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 6, 1961|title=AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/|url-status=live|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217093423/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/ |archive-date=February 17, 2021 }}</ref> April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (''Philippine Republic Day'') to June 12 (''Philippine Independence Day'') on August 4, 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 1964|title=AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1964/08/04/republic-act-no-4166/|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}</ref>


* January 1 – New Year's Day
* [[January 1]] – New Year's Day
* February 22 – Legal Holiday
* [[February 22]] – Legal Holiday
* March 24 – [[Maundy Thursday]]
* [[March 23]] – [[Maundy Thursday]]
* March 25 – [[Good Friday]]
* [[March 24]] – [[Good Friday]]
* April 9 – [[Day of Valor|Bataan Day]]
* [[April 9]] – [[Day of Valor|Bataan Day]]
* May 1 – [[International Workers' Day|Labor Day]]
* [[May 1]] – [[International Workers' Day|Labor Day]]
* June 12 – [[Independence Day (Philippines)|Independence Day]]
* [[June 12]] – [[Independence Day (Philippines)|Independence Day]]
* July 4 – [[Tydings–McDuffie Act|Philippine Republic Day]]
* [[July 4]] – [[Tydings–McDuffie Act|Philippine Republic Day]]
* August 13 – Legal Holiday
* [[August 13]] – Legal Holiday
* August 27 – National Heroes Day
* [[August 27]] – National Heroes Day
* September 21 – [[Thanksgiving Day]]
* [[September 21]] – [[Thanksgiving Day]]
* November 30 – [[Bonifacio Day]]
* [[November 30]] – [[Bonifacio Day]]
* December 25 – [[Christmas Day]]
* [[December 25]] – [[Christmas Day]]
* December 30 – [[Rizal Day]]
* [[December 30]] – [[Rizal Day]]


==Entertainment and culture==
==Entertainment and culture==
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==Sports==
==Sports==
* October 1-14 – The [[1978 FIBA World Championship]] is hosted by Philippines. [[Rizal Memorial Coliseum]] at [[Manila]] and [[Araneta Coliseum]] at [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]] were the venues for the event.<ref name="GAME DETAILS">[http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1978_MANILA_gd.htm GAME DETAILS]</ref> The Philippines ranked seventh place in the event.
* [[October 1]]–[[October 14|14]] – The [[1978 FIBA World Championship]] is hosted by Philippines. [[Rizal Memorial Coliseum]] at [[Manila]] and [[Araneta Coliseum]] at [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]] were the venues for the event.<ref name="GAME DETAILS">[http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1978_MANILA_gd.htm GAME DETAILS]</ref> The Philippines ranked seventh place in the event.
* December 9-20 – The Philippines participated in the [[1978 Asian Games]] held in [[Bangkok]], Thailand. It ranked ninth with 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals.
* [[December 9]]–[[December 20|20]] – The Philippines participated in the [[1978 Asian Games]] held in [[Bangkok]], Thailand. It ranked ninth with 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals.


==Births==
==Births==

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*January 4 – [[Lino Cayetano]], politician and television director
*January 25 – [[Nyoy Volante]], singer
*[[January 4]] – [[Lino Cayetano]], politician and television director
*January 31 – [[Jessa Zaragoza]], actress and singer
*[[January 25]] – [[Nyoy Volante]], singer
*[[January 31]] – [[Jessa Zaragoza]], actress and singer
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*February 3 – [[Miko Palanca]], actor (d. [[2019 in the Philippines|2019]])
*February 8 – [[Francis Pasion]], film and television director (d. [[2016 in the Philippines|2016]])
*[[February 3]] – [[Miko Palanca]], actor (d. [[2019 in the Philippines|2019]])
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*[[February 8]] – [[Francis Pasion]], film and television director (d. [[2016 in the Philippines|2016]])
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*March 1 – [[Brandon Cablay]], basketball player
*March 6 – [[Archie Alemania]], actor, host, and comedian
*[[March 1]] – [[Brandon Cablay]], basketball player
*March 18 – [[Juris Fernandez]], singer-songwriter
*[[March 6]] – [[Archie Alemania]], actor, host, and comedian
*March 21 – [[Joyce Jimenez]], actress
*[[March 18]] – [[Juris Fernandez]], singer-songwriter
*March 26 – [[Gian Sotto]], actor and politician
*[[March 21]] – [[Joyce Jimenez]], actress
*April 17 – [[Jaypee de Guzman]], actor
*[[March 26]] – [[Gian Sotto]], actor and politician
* [[March 31]] – [[Ang TV|Jacqui Manzano]], actress
*April 21 – [[Cindy Kurleto]], Austrian model and actress<ref>It is unknown on what year Cindy Kurleto was born. A 2020 Myra Ultimate commercial listed Kurleto's age as 42, thus therefore making her year of birth as 1978.</ref>
*May 11 – [[Judy Ann Santos]], television and film actress
*[[April 20]] – [[Jaypee de Guzman]], actor
*[[April 27]] – [[Ang TV|Jane Zaleta]] – actress
*May 31 - [[Sara Duterte]], mayor of [[Davao City]] and soon to be vice president in the [[Philippines]].
*June 8 – [[Mr. Fu]], radio and television personality
*[[May 11]] – [[Judy Ann Santos]], television and film actress
*June 10 – [[Ricky Calimag]], basketball player
*[[May 28]] – [[Rufa Mae Quinto]], actress and comedian
*June 14 – [[G. Toengi]], actress
*[[May 31]] – [[Sara Duterte]], politician
*June 17 – [[KC Montero]], host, radio and television presenter
*[[June 8]] – [[Mr. Fu]], radio and television personality
*July 1 – [[Precious Hipolito]], politician
*[[June 10]] – [[Ricky Calimag]], basketball player
*July 13 – [[Gary David]], basketball player
*[[June 14]] – [[G. Toengi|Giselle Toengi]], actress
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*[[June 17]] – [[KC Montero]], host, radio and television presenter
*July 14 – [[Karl Kendrick Chua]], economist and acting secretary of [[National Economic and Development Authority]]
*July 22 – [[Ryan Eigenmann]], actor
*[[July 1]] – [[Precious Hipolito]], politician
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*[[July 13]] – [[Gary David]], basketball player
*August 12 - [[Jan Marini]], singer, actress, blogger and former Teen idol of [[Ang TV]]
*August 14 – [[Mark Villar]], businessman and [[Secretary of Public Works and Highways]]
*[[July 14]] – [[Karl Kendrick Chua]], economist and acting secretary of [[National Economic and Development Authority]]
*August 24 – [[Tony dela Cruz]], basketball player
*[[July 22]] – [[Ryan Eigenmann]], actor
*September 8 – [[Regine Tolentino]], TV host, actress, and businesswoman
*[[August 12]] – [[Jan Marini]], singer, actress, blogger and former Teen idol of [[Ang TV]]
*[[August 14]] – [[Mark Villar]], businessman and [[Secretary of Public Works and Highways]]
*September 17 – [[Jennifer Rosales]], golfer
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*[[August 24]] – [[Tony dela Cruz]], basketball player
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*November 6 – [[Jolina Magdangal]], television film actress, singer, TV personality and former Teen idol.
*[[September 8]] – [[Regine Tolentino]], TV host, actress, and businesswoman
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*November 26 – [[Jamir Garcia]], frontman of ''[[Slapshock]]'' (d. [[2020 in the Philippines|2020]])
*November 27 – [[Gem Ramos]], actress
*[[September 17]] – [[Jennifer Rosales]], golfer
*[[October 22]] - [[Lindsay Custodio]], actress and singer.
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*December 8 – [[Pia Arcangel]], television journalist
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*[[November 6]] – [[Jolina Magdangal]], television film actress, singer, TV personality and former Teen idol.
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*December 10 – [[Jon Arigo]], basketball player
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*[[November 26]] – [[Jamir Garcia]], frontman of ''[[Slapshock]]'' (d. [[2020 in the Philippines|2020]])
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*December 17 – [[Manny Pacquiao]], boxer and politician
*[[November 27]] – [[Gem Ramos]], actress
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*[[December 8]] – [[Pia Arcangel]], television journalist
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*[[December 17]] – [[Manny Pacquiao]], boxer and politician


==References==
==References==

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1978 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1978.

Incumbents

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President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

Events

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January

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  • January 3 – Eleven worshipers die when fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in Manila.[1]

April

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July

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  • July 9 – At least 11 persons are killed and 110 injured when fire broke out in a theater complex in Manila.[1]

August

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September

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  • September 14 – A Philippine Air Force plane, carrying members of President Ferdinand E. Marcos' security staff and journalists, crash in Manila while trying to land in a thunderstorm. At least 32 persons are killed.[1]

October

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  • October 27 – Typhoon Rita pummels Manila with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 are killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted.[1]

November

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  • November 21 – Batas Pambansa Bilang 7 establishes Aurora, then a sub-province and an administrative area in Quezon, as an independent province; it would be ratified in a plebiscite in May 1979.[2]

Holidays

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Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[3] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[4] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[5] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[6] April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[7]

Entertainment and culture

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Premieres

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Sports

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Births

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e The 1979 World Book Year Book. Chicago, IL: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc. 1979. ISBN 0-7166-0479-5.
  2. ^ "Socio-Economic Profile" Provincial Government of Aurora. Retrieved 03-30-2022.
  3. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ GAME DETAILS
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