Hurray! There will be two long weekends this month!
In a Twitter post, the Official Gazette (@govph) cited:
- Ninoy Aquino Day on Aug. 21 (Friday)
- National Heroes' Day on Aug. 31 (Monday)
Workers and schoolchildren in Quezon City, and the provinces of Quezon and Aurora will have a midweek holiday in observance of Quezon Day on Aug. 19, a Wednesday.
Manuel L. Quezon, the first President of the Philippine Commonwealth, was born on August 19, 1878 in Baler, Tayabas (now Quezon).
Source: GMA News