Country facts
- Capital
- Manila
- Population
- 114,123,600
- Languages
- English, Filipino
- Currency
- Philippine peso (PHP)
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June in Philippines
3 entries- 8World Oceans DayThe ocean generates 50% of the world's oxygen and absorbs 30% of its carbon dioxide. Coastal cleanup events run from the Philippines to Portugal.Awareness→
- 12Independence DayIndependence Day is observed in Philippines (Araw ng Kalayaan). Recognized nationally.Public holiday→
- 21Father's DayHonors fathers and fatherhood. Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane proposed it in 1910 to match Mother's Day; took until 1972 to become a US federal observance. Most countries that celebrate it picked the third Sunday of June.Observance→