History Week used to be observed from September 15 to

21 of every year, but the government thought one week

is not enough. So the observance was lengthened into a
whole month. Thus, we now have ‘History Month’ every
August, when National Heroes’ Day is also celebrated.

August is also related to the word "auger", a hole digging

tool, because farmers dug for next season at this time
every year.

August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working

holiday)
August 22 – Eid’l Adha (regular holiday)
August 27 – National Heroes Day (regular holiday)
 The first bank established in the Philippines and in
Southeast Asia was the El Banco Español Filipino de
Isabel 2. It was founded in August 1, 1851.

The birthstones for August are the peridot and the

sardonyx.
The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 - August
22) and Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

The symbolic name for citizens of the Philippines, Juan

dela Cruz, is not really coined by a Filipino. But by a
Scottish-born journalist working for the Manila Times
during the 1900s, R. McCulloch-Dick, after discovering it
was the most common name in police blotters.
 August is named in honor of the first Roman
emperor, Augustus Caesar (63 B.C.– A.D. 14), who
was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar.