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Philippine Army Founding Anniversary

Philippine Army material explains its adoption of 22 March as the annual anniversary based on the Revolutionary Army established on 22 March 1897; the Presidential Communications Office documents the 129th anniversary celebration held on 19 March 2026.

Date / rule22 March anniversary basis; 2026 official celebration held 19 March
ScopePhilippines / Philippine Army institutional anniversary
VerificationNational Military Recurring With Event Date Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Philippine Army Founding Anniversary?

Philippine Army material explains its adoption of 22 March as the annual anniversary based on the Revolutionary Army established on 22 March 1897; the Presidential Communications Office documents the 129th anniversary celebration held on 19 March 2026.

Date and recurrence

22 March anniversary basis; 2026 official celebration held 19 March

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Philippines / Philippine Army institutional anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Founding Anniversary of the Philippine Army

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

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.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Philippine Army Journal — anniversary historyOfficial Military
  2. Presidential Communications Office — 129th Philippine Army anniversaryOfficial Government
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Philippine Army Founding Anniversary?

22 March anniversary basis; 2026 official celebration held 19 March The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 22 March anniversary basis; 2026 official celebration held 19 March.

Does Philippine Army Founding Anniversary fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Philippine Army Founding Anniversary an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Philippines / Philippine Army institutional anniversary. 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 Philippine Army Founding Anniversary?

The stored designation basis is: Philippine Army material explains its adoption of 22 March as the annual anniversary based on the Revolutionary Army established on 22 March 1897; the Presidential Communications Office documents the 129th anniversary celebration held on 19 March 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Philippine Army Journal — anniversary history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Philippine Army Founding Anniversary international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to Philippines. Its fuller verified scope is: Philippines / Philippine Army institutional anniversary.

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 2026-09-08.

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