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Group wants Rizal’s birth anniversary declared holiday

To holiday or not to holiday? That is the question.

A group with about 1,000 members nationwide urged government to declare Jose Rizal’s birth anniversary a public holiday.

Kapatiran Ang Likas na Kaliwanagan National President Gloria Dava Labarda said that apart from December 30, which is a regular holiday commemorating the national hero’s death, it was equally important to celebrate his birth.