MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS Mandated by Law for SY 2020-2021

 DepEd Order No. 007, s. 2020 (Enclosure 3)

ACTIVITIES AND CELEBRATIONS/OBSERVANCES MANDATED BY LAW

SY 2020-2021

Month/ Date	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Bases
May
7	Health Workers Day	Republic Act (RA) No. 10069
22	Commemoration of the Philippine-Australia Friendship Day	Presidential Proclamation (PP) No. 1282, s. 2016
May 28- June 12	National Flag Day Celebration	RA No. 8491, s. 1998 PP No. 374, s. 1965 Executive Order (EO) No. 179, s. 1994
31	World No Tobacco Day	Res WHA 42.19, 1988
June
1-30	Dengue Awareness Month	PP No. 1204, s. 1998
	National Kidney Month	PP No. 184, s. 1993
	W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty Month	PP No. 1782, s. 2009
5	World Environment Day	PP No. 1149, s. 1973
3rd week	National Safe Kids Week	PP No. 1307, s. 2007
23	Department of Education Founding Anniversary	Administrative Order (AO) No. 322, s. 1997
26	International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking	PP No. 264, s. 1988
30	Commemoration of the Historic Siege of Baler and Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day	RA No. 9187, s. 2003
July
1-31	National Disaster Resilience Month	EO No. 29, s. 2017
	Nutrition Month	PP No. 491, s. 1974
3rd Week	National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week	PP No. 361, s. 2000 PP No. 1870, s. 1979
23	Commemoration of the Philippine-Japan Friendship Day	PP No. 854, s. 2005
24-28	Career Guidance Week for High School Students	DepEd Order (DO) No. 25, s. 2013
Last Week	Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino	PP No. 933, s. 2014
August
1-31	Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa	Proklamasyon Blg. 1041, s. 1997
	ASEAN Month	PP No. 282, s. 2017
	National Adolescent Immunization Month	Department of Health (DOH) Calendar 2020
	National Breastfeeding Awareness Month	RA No. 10028, s. 2009
	National Lung Month	PP No. 1761 s. 1978
	Sight Saving Month	DOH Calendar 2019
	Philippine History Month	PP No. 339, s. 2012
1	White Cane Safety Day	RA No. 6759, s. 1989
1st Week	Sight Conservation Week	PP No. 40, s. 1954
9	National Indigenous Peoples Day	RA No. 10689, s. 2015
12	Philippine International Youth Day	PP No. 229, s. 2002

Month/ Date	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Bases
19	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of President Manuel L. Quezon	RA No. 6741, s. 1989
25	National Tech-Voc Day	RA No. 10970, s. 2018
September
1-30	National Peace Consciousness Month	PP No. 675, s. 2004
1-7	National Crime Prevention Week	PP No. 461, s. 1994 DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 158, s. 2013
2-8	Literacy Week	PP No. 239, s. 1993
September 5 –October 5	National Teacher’s Month	PP No. 242, s. 2011 DM 99, s. 2015
10	World Suicide Prevention Day	DOH Calendar 2020
21	Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law	PP No. 1081, s. 1972
3rd Sunday	International Coastal Clean-up Day	PP No. 470, s. 2003
3rd Week	Linggo ng Kasuotang Filipino	PP No. 241, s. 1993
4th Monday	Family Day	PP 1895, s. 2009
Last Week	Family Week	PP No. 60, s. 1992
October
1-31	Consumers Welfare Month	PP No. 1098, s. 1997
	National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month	PP No. 1906, s. 2009
	Scouting Month	PP No. 1326, s. 1974
1st Week	Elderly Filipino Week	PP No. 470, s. 1994
5	World Teachers’ Day	DM 46, s. 2016
	National Teachers’ Day	RA No. 10743, s. 2016
2nd Week	National Mental Health Week	PP No. 452, s. 1994
17-20	Commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landing	PP No. 653, s. 1993
18-24	United Nations Week	PP No. 483, s. 2003
4th Week	Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week	PP 489, s. 2012
November
1-30	Filipino Values Month	PP No. 479, s. 1994
	Malaria Awareness Month	PP No. 1168, s. 2006
	National Children’s Month	RA No. 10661, s. 2015
	Philippine Environment Month	PP No. 237, s. 1998
	Library and Information Services Month	PP No. 837, s. 1991
10-16	Deafness Awareness Week	PP No. 829, s. 1991
2nd Week	Economic and Financial Literacy Week	RA No. 10922, s. 2016
19-25	Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week	PP No. 1667, s. 2008
25	National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)	RA No. 10398, s. 2013
	National Day for Youth in Climate Action	PP No. 1160, s. 2015
	National Day for Youth in Climate Action	PP No. 1160, s. 2015
Nov. 25 – Dec. 12	18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW)	PP No. 1172, s. 2006
27	Araw ng Pagbasa	RA No.10556, s. 2013
4th Week	National Week for the Gifted and Talented	PP No. 199, s. 1999
	National Science and Technology Week	PP No. 78, s. 2019
Last Week	National Music Week for Young Artists	PP No. 25, s. 1998

Month/ Date	Activities and/or Observances	Legal Bases
December
1	World AIDS Day	DM 270, s. 2001
3	International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines	PP No. 1157, s. 2006
1-31	Firecrackers Injury Prevention Month	DOH Calendar 2019
	Rizal Month	PP No. 126, s. 2001
4-10	National Human Rights Consciousness Week	RA No. 9201, s. 2002
2nd Sunday	Linggo ng Kabataan	PP No. 99, s. 1985
2nd Sunday	National Children’s Broadcasting Day	RA No. 8296, s. 1997
2nd Week	Education Week	PP 2399, s. 1985
January
1-31	Food Conservation Week	PP No. 1398, s. 1975
	Zero Waste Month	PP No. 760, s. 2014
3rd Week	National Cancer Consciousness Week	PP No. 1348, s. 1974
3rd Week	Autism Consciousness Week	PP No. 711, s. 1996
23	Commemoration of the First Philippine Republic Day	RA No. 11014, s. 2018
February
1-28	National Arts Month	PP No. 683, s. 1991
	National Dental Health Month	PP No. 559, s. 2004
	Philippine Heart Month	PP No. 1096, s. 1973
1st Saturday	Adoption Consciousness Day	PP No. 72, s. 1999
11	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	UN Gen Assembly A/RES/70/212
2nd Week	National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation	PP No. 731, s. 1996 DM No. 5, s. 2015
2nd Tuesday	Safer Internet Day for Children Philippines	PP No. 417, s. 2018
14-20	National Children with Intellectual Disabilities Week	PP No. 1385, s. 1975
22-25	EDSA People Power Commemoration Week	PP No. 1224, s. 2007
Last Week	Leprosy Control Week	PP No. 467, s. 1965
March
1-31	Fire Prevention Month	PP No. 115-A, s. 1966
1st Week	Women’s Week	PP No. 224, s. 1988
8	Women’s Rights and International Peace Day	PP No. 224, s. 1975
1-31	Women’s Role in History Month	PP No. 227, s. 1988
4th Week	Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of the Girl Child	PP No. 759, s. 1996
April
1-30	National Intellectual Property Month	PP No. 190, s. 2017
2	Commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of Francisco ‘Balagtas’ Baltazar	PP No. 964, s. 1997
9	Commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan	EO No. 203, s. 1987 RA No. 3022, s. 1961

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