Philippine President Bongbong Marcos offering wreath at Mount Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan on Day of Valor 2024
Official name
Araw ng Kagitingan
Also called
Bataan Day
Bataan and Corregidor Day
Observed by
Philippines (nationwide), United States (Maywood, Illinois)
Significance
Commemorates the fall of Bataan during World War II
Date
April 9
Next time
April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09)
Frequency
Annual
First time
April 9, 1961 (as Philippine holiday)
The Day of Valor, officially known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. The day is officially celebrated every April 9, the start of the Bataan Death March, although the date was moved on several occasions to avoid it from coinciding with the observance of the Holy Week in the country, especially the Easter Triduum and Easter Sunday, such as in 2009 and 2023.[1][2][3]
Due to Bataan's significance in World War II, the holiday was officially known as Bataan Day or Corregidor Day prior to the 2000s and still known under this name by others. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated in Maywood, Illinois, where it is referred to by its old name.
^Proclamation No. 295: Declaring 2012 National Holidays Archived February 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, December 12, 2011, Official Gazette of the Philippines
^"DOLE reminds employers on pay guidelines for Holy Week holidays". GMA News and Public Affairs. April 4, 2009.
^Damicog, Jeffrey (April 10, 2023). "'Araw ng Kagitingan' should continuously inspire Filipinos – Sec Remulla". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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