TRAVEL WATCH: AUGUST 2, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 4

M A N I L A   C I T Y   G U I D E Events Offices and banks are closed on public holidays, although shops and department stores stay open. All major Christian festivals are celebrated, as well as Independence Day (12 June), Bonifacio Day (National Heroes Day, 30 November) and Rizal Day (30 December). On Good Friday the entire country virtually closes down. Even public transport and the national airlines stop running. There are many scourges throughout the country on this day, which have become popular attractions, especially those at San Fernando and Antipolo, near Manila. < BACK | NEXT > © 1999 Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved

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