ers ▁place ▁white ▁cad ena ▁de ▁amor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Circ ular ▁No . ▁ 3 3 ▁design ating ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁every ▁December ▁as ▁M oth ers ' ▁day ▁was ▁issued , ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁appeal ▁I loc os ▁Norte ▁Federation ▁of ▁Woman ' s ▁Club s . ▁During ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Commonwealth ▁Government , ▁then ▁President ▁Que zon ▁issued ▁Pro clam ation ▁No . ▁ 2 1 3 , ▁s . ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁declaring ▁the ▁day ▁designated ▁as ▁M oth ers ' ▁ ▁Day ▁as ▁Par ents ' ▁Day . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁finding ▁pet itions ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁special ▁date ▁for ▁F athers ’ ▁Day ▁not ▁advis able ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁already ▁set ▁of ▁numerous ▁hol id ays ▁set , ▁and ▁de em ing ▁it ▁more ▁fitting ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁both ▁M oth ers ' ▁and ▁F athers ' ▁Day ▁together ▁and ▁not ▁apart . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁was ▁issued ▁declaring ▁first ▁Sunday ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁of ▁December ▁as ▁Father ' s ▁Day ▁and ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁issued ▁president ial ▁pro clam ation ▁followed ▁the ▁international ▁day ▁of ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Father ' s ▁and ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁which ▁most ▁Filip inos ▁are ▁familiar ▁with . ▁However , ▁then ▁President ▁E str ada ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁tradition ▁through ▁Pro clam ation ▁No . ▁ 5