Philippines[edit]

In April 1961, the president of the Philippines signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April
9 of every year as "Bataan Day".[8]
In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to
the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [9] Less than a month later,
another executive order (No. 292) revised the holidays anew, again referring to the April 9 holiday as
"Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)".[10]
In 2007, Congress passed Republic Act No. 9492, putting into law the "Holiday Economics" policy of
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; this put the observance of each holiday, with the exception
of New Year's Day and Christmas, to the Monday nearest it. The order referred to the holiday
celebrated on the Monday nearest April 9 as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)".
[11]
 Starting in 2008, the holiday was called simply as "Araw ng Kagitingan", and was celebrated on
the nearest Monday.[12] This practice was repeated in 2009.[13] In 2010, the holiday was still named as
such, but was celebrated on April 9.[14]