1954 in the Philippines

1954 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1954.

Philippines 1954
in
the Philippines

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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President Ramon Magsaysay

Events

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July

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September

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December

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  • December 15 – The Laurel-Langley Agreement is signed.

Holidays

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As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[2] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[3] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[4]

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Daniel (March 17, 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
  2. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.