The 25 wealthiest families added $312 billion to their collective fortunes, a 22% gain since last August.

October –

01 Oct – Intl Day of Older Persons
02 Oct – World Statistics Day
02 Oct – International Day of Non-Violence
05 Oct – World Teachers’ Day
07 Oct – World Day for Decent Work
10 Oct – World Mental Health Day
11 Oct – International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct – Intl Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
15 Oct – International Day of Rural Women
16 Oct – World Food Day
17 Oct – Intl Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct – Global Media & Information Literacy Week
24 Oct – United Nations Day
24 Oct – Disarmament Week
24 Oct – World Development Information Day
31 Oct – World Cities Day

Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
Natl Quality & Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24: United Nations Week
Last Week: Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day
in the Philippines
Oct 4: Kindness to Animals Day
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation Day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day