Commemoration of the Assassination of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
Observed by
Philippines
Type
National
Date
August 21
Next time
August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)
Frequency
Annual
First time
2004
Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became 11th Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the 10th president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, on February 25, 1986, through the People Power Revolution. Since 2004, a commemoration ceremony is traditionally held that was attended by presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Fidel V. Ramos and Benigno Aquino III.
Unlike other dates reserved for national heroes of the Philippines (like Bonifacio Day, Rizal Day, Araw ng Kagitingan, and National Heroes Day), the date is not a "regular holiday" (double pay for working nationals) but only a "special non-working holiday" (premium of thirty-percent for working nationals).
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sa Bayan). He is the father of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983). NinoyAquino campaigned for Dr. Jose P. Laurel and later...
met Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr., who was the son of the late Speaker Benigno S. Aquino Sr. and a grandson of General Servillano Aquino. She discontinued...
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holidays and special non-working days. On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Chapter 7 of this...
March 30 – Black Saturday August 21 – NinoyAquinoDay November 1 – All Saints Day November 2 – All Souls' Day December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception...
hourly rate on said day If an employee works on August 21, NinoyAquinoDay, November 1, All Saints Day, and/or December 31, Last Day of the Year and it...
parents were Corazon Aquino, who served as the 11th president of the Philippines (1986–1992), and Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. Aquino was a member of...
English language, media and in the modern culture and clothing of present-day Philippines. The Philippines' culture is shaped by its archipelagic geography...
linked together. One man at the end of the chain, who is identified as NinoyAquino, is pointing towards EDSA Shrine and the Ortigas Area. The middle tier...
holidays are for Independence Day (June 12), NinoyAquinoDay (August 21), National Heroes Day (last Monday of August), Bonifacio Day (November 30), Feast of...
Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed NinoyAquino International Airport in his honor)...
enacted in a bid to boost domestic tourism. Arroyo's successor, Benigno Aquino III would retain the policy in his first few months in office. The business...
Independence Day (Estonia) Revolution of the King and People (Morocco) Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary) World Mosquito Day August 21 NinoyAquinoDay (Philippines)...
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Labor Day June 12 – Independence Day August 21 – NinoyAquinoDay August 28 – National Heroes Day August 30 – Eidul Fitr November 1 – All Saints Day November...
2016. Aquino, the third-youngest person elected president, is the only son of the 11th president, Corazon Aquino, and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr....
declared every August 21 as a special nonworking holiday to be known as NinoyAquinoDay. Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and...
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