National:International Celebration for the Month of March CY 2024 for Public Safety and Healthcare

Fire Prevention Month (Proclamation No. 115-A, s. 1966)
Tax Consciousness Month (Proclamation No. 1239, s. 1974)
Women’s Role in History Month (Proclamation No. 227, s. 1988)
Burn Prevention Month (Proclamation No. 360, s. 1989)
Rabies Awareness Month (Executive Order No. 84, s.1999 and DOH)
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (DOH)
National Women’s Heart Health Month (Proclamation No. 1675, s. 2008)
March 1: World Seagrass Day (UN) and Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
March 1-7: Office Machines Week (Proclamation No. 1108, s. 1973)
March 3: International Ear/World Hearing Care (DOH and CDC) and World Wildlife Day (UN)
Week 1: Environmental Week (Proclamation No. 975, s. 1972) and Women’s Week (Proclamation No. 224, s. 1988 and DOH)
March 5: International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (UN)
March 8: Women’s Rights and International Peace Day (Proclamation No. 224, s. 1988), National/International Women’s Day (Republic Act No. 6949 of 1990, DOH and UN), National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (Republic Act No. 9997 of 2010) and Founding anniversary of the Presidential Security Group (General Order No. 60 dated March 18, 1986, effective March 8, 1986)
March 10: International Day of Women Judges (UN)
March 11-18: Grandparents’ Week (Proclamation No. 757, s. 1996)
March 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia (UN)
March 17: Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day (Proclamation No. 15, s. 1966)
Week 2: Philippine Foreign Trade Week (Proclamation No. 248, s. 1956) and Philippine Digestive Health Week (DOH)
March 20: International Day of Happiness (UN)
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN), World Poetry Day [UNESCO], International Day of Norway (UN), World Down Syndrome Day (UN) and International Day of Forests (UN)
March 21-27: UNESCO-ITI World Theater Week (Proclamation No. 1262, s. 2007) and Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination (UN)
March 22: Founding anniversary of the Philippine Army (Tejeros Convention, 1899) and World Water Day (UN)
Week 3: Philippine Industry and Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week (Proclamation No. 387, s. 1957) and Accountancy Week (Proclamation No. 19, s. 1966)
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day (DOH, WHO and UN) and International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (UN)
March 25: Day of the Unborn (Proclamation No. 586, s. 2004), and International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (UN) and International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (UN)
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week (Proclamation No. 759, s. 1996)
Last Saturday of March: Earth hour (WWF)
Last Monday of March: Women with Disabilities Day (Proclamation No. 744, s. 2004)
March 30: International Day of Zero Waste (UN)

“In March 2024, the Toxicology Nurses Association of the Philippines express profound gratitude to the dedicated public safety and health professionals whose unwavering commitment safeguards our well-being.
As we observe Fire Prevention Month and Women’s Role in History Month, your tireless efforts resonate even more profoundly. Your dedication throughout this month, addressing critical issues such as health awareness and safety, serves as an inspiring beacon guiding us toward a future characterized by enhanced public safety and improved health outcomes”
—Gayzell A de Jesus RN, CCTN
President, TNAP Board 2023-2025