May 2025

Araw ng Manggagawa: Celebrating Labour Day in the Philippines

Labour Day in the Philippines, locally known as “Araw ng Manggagawa,” is a public holiday commemorated nationwide on 1 May. Initially observed in 1903 through a protest by the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina in Manila during the American colonial era, it was officially recognised as a holiday in 1908, with the first official commemoration taking

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