Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 21:00:24 +0000
Health Workers’ Day is observed every May 7 by virtue of Republic Act No. 10069 signed on April 6, 2010, by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:00:56 +0000
Labor Day was first observed in the country on May 1, 1903, when a hundred thousand workers marched from Plaza Moriones in Tondo to Malacañang to demand fairer working conditions from the then American-led government.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 21:06:44 +0000
Today, April 25, is the 28th death anniversary of National Artist for Theater and Film Lamberto Avellana.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:00:31 +0000
Today, April 24, is the 47th death anniversary of the country’s first national artist, painter Fernando Amorsolo, who was born on May 30, 1892 in Paco, Manila.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:00:08 +0000
April 22 became “Philippines’ Earth Day” by virtue of Proclamation No. 1481 signed on April 10, 2008, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:00:28 +0000
By virtue of Proclamation No. 1478, April was declared National Hemophilia Awareness Month and April 17 as National Hemophilia Day. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder, passed on from mothers, which affects the blood’s ability to clot.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:00:01 +0000
According to the latest data from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, there were a total of 482 jails nationwide as of May 2018.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:10:17 +0000
According to the Department of Health, a total of 5,232 leptospirosis cases were reported nationwide in 2018.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:00:36 +0000
According to the Land Transportation Office, a total of 7.44 million driving licenses and permits were issued in 2018.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:00:45 +0000
According to the Land Transportation Office, there were a total of 11.60 million motor vehicles registered in the country in 2018.
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