Did you know it’s actually Mother’s Day and Father’s Day today?
Most Filipinos tend to celebrate Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June and focus solely on Christmas and New Year’s Eve in December; but by law, both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are actually supposed to be celebrated on the first Monday of December (today!).
In the Circular No. 33, Governor-General Yeater designated this day as Mother’s Day and President Manuel L. Quezon and President Ferdinand Marcos both issued a presidential proclamation saying the same.
It was President Corazon Aquino who declared the first Sunday of May be Mother’s day, but the most recent presidential proclamation mentioning Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrations was made by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada who declared that both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day be celebrated on the first Monday of December.
So, to all moms and dads out there, Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Father’s Day! 🙂
It’s not too late to buy a last-minute gift for your parents and to surprise them with this little-known trivia! 🙂
