Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
Philippine Presidential proclamation and official legal sources
Date and recurrence
9 April
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Philippine regular holiday; “Bataan Day” is a common/legacy English label. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Bataan Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Supreme Court E-Library — Proclamation No. 1006, 2026 holidaysOfficial Legal Library
- Presidential Communications Office — Araw ng Kagitingan 2026 messageNational Presidency Message
Frequently asked questions
When is Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)?
9 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 9 April.
Does Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Philippine regular holiday; “Bataan Day” is a common/legacy English label. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)?
The stored designation basis is: Philippine Presidential proclamation and official legal sources. Supporting provenance includes Supreme Court E-Library — Proclamation No. 1006, 2026 holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Philippine regular holiday; “Bataan Day” is a common/legacy English label. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.
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