A portal of daily newspapers covering Philippine news headlines, business, lifestyle, advertisement, sports and entertainment. Also delivers Manila and Cebu news.

National Heroes Day Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Monday) In 2004, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9256 declaring August 21 of every year as “Ninoy Aquino Day”.

Prior to 2007, National Heroes’ Day was every last Sunday of August, and was celebrated as early as 1931, or before the Philippines even became its own republic.

MANILA: President Benigno S. Aquino III Monday paid tribute to the Philippines' past and modern-day heroes as he led the nation in commemorating National Heroes' Day in Taguig City. In his speech ...

THE commemoration of National Heroes Day is to be held every last Sunday of August of each year by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 3827 passed by the Philippine Legislature in 1931. Since then, the day of ...

Before that, from 1952, National Heroes Day was set on the last Sunday of August to commemorate the beginning of the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain. In other times, like the Japanese ...

Yesterday, our country celebrated National Heroes Day. Its commemoration was made pursuant to Republic Act No. 3827, passed by the Philippine Legislature on October 28, 1931.