EXPLAINER: What is a Leap Year?

Pia Piquero 02/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Imagine the dance of time, where every four years, our calendar takes a leap, extending its embrace to a magical 366 days.  It’s not just an extra date on the calendar; it’s a phenomenon…

Same again? 1996 calendars reused for 2024

Agence France Presse 01/07/2024

WASHINGTON — It is a radical form of recycling. Calendars from 1996 are being reused for 2024 as both are leap years that begin on a Monday. The quirk has sparked a flurry of interest on the…

Ninoy Aquino Day missing in NHCP calendar

Jerome Aning 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has yet to come out with official activities, if any, on Ninoy Aquino Day, a nonworking holiday that falls on Monday this year. But Ninoy Aquino…

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