August 21, 2014 Ninoy Aquino Day Declared as a Special Non-Working Holiday

The Filipino people nationwide will be celebrating the 31st death anniversary of the late Senatro Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., this Thursday, August 21, 2014. The National government declared August 21, as a Special Non-Working Holiday, in accordance with Republic Act (RA) 9265, signed by Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the year 2004.

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Ninoy Aquino Day 2014

The incumbent President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, (Ninoy’s only son) signed Proclamation 655 declaring August 21, 2014 as one of the country’s Special Non-Working Holiday for the year 2014 citing President Arroyo’s RA 9265.

The Special Non-Working Holiday celebration in commemoration with the heroism of Ninoy Aquino, came just four days before one of the country’s legal holidays, the National Heroes Day which will be celebrated this coming August 25, 2014.

The late Senator Ninoy Aquino is considered as one of the most prolific lawmakers of his time, he was one of the three leaders of the opposition to the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Aside from Aquino the other leaders of the opposition party during the Martial Law were composed of Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga.

Sen. Ninoy Aquino was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile in the United States. His death caused a civil uprisings in Metro Manila which led to the first bloodless revolution in Asia, the People’s Power Revolution and catapulted his widow, Corazon Aquino, into the political limelight and won the presidential election in 1986 ending the Martial Law Regime.

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