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Holiday Schedule / Dates for Philippines 2009
By The Mouse Potato | January 8, 2009
A friend of mine sent me an IM regarding the holidays that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo officially scheduled or announced.
The Philippines 2009 holiday schedule is as follows:
April 6 - National Day of Valour
April 9 - Maundy Thursday
April 10 - Good Friday
May 1 - Labour Day
June 12 - Independence Day
Aug. 21 - Senator Benigno Aquino Day
Aug. 31 - National Heroes Day
Nov. 2 - Post-All Saints Day (additional holiday)
Nov. 30 - Andres Bonifacio Day
Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve (additional holiday)
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
Dec. 30 - Jose Rizal Day
Dec. 31 - Last Day of the Year
But being skeptic, I went to check articles over the internet and found this one
There will be 10 long holidays in 2009.
Last Christmas eve, Arroyo signed Proclamation 1699 that lays out the holiday schedule this year.
First on the holiday list is a three-day weekend before the Easter break.
The observance of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on April 9 (Thursday) was moved to the nearest Monday which is April 6.
This will be followed by the Easter holidays from April 9 (Maundy Thursday) until April 12 (Easter Sunday).
The other regular holidays are:
* Labor Day-May 1(Friday);
* Independence Day- June 12 (Friday);
* National Heroes Day- August 31 (Monday);
* Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Monday);
* Christmas Day- December 25 (Friday); and,
* Rizal Day- December 30 (Wednesday).Arroyo declared the following as Special Non-Working Days:
* Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Friday);
* All Saints Day - November 1 (Sunday) and All Soul’s Day - November 2 (Monday);
* Christmas Eve - December 24 (Thursday); and,
* New Year’s Eve - December 31 (Thursday).The president has long been implementing holiday economics to boost domestic tourism and allow Filipinos to have more time with their families.
Holiday economics entails the transfer of some holidays to a Monday or a Friday so that Filipinos may enjoy longer weekends.
Businessmen earlier complained over the recent two-week Christmas-New Year break.
However, Malacañang maintained consultations were made with all sectors concerned, including the business community, before issuing this year’s holiday list. — With a report from Nadia Trinidad, ABS-CBN News
But for me, this is not applicable. We only observe American Holidays at work so while the rest of you guyz spend the holiday at happy places, we are at work - banging our heads. LOLS
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