Malacañang has just released the list of the dates of holidays in the Philippines for the year 2012.
President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 295 declaring the regular holidays, special (non-working) days, and special holidays (for all schools) for the year 2012.
The proclamation also has explanations for declaring Eid'l Fitr, Eidul Adha, EDSA Revolution, Chinese New Year and the day after All Saints Day as Philippine Holidays.
List of Philippine Holidays for the Year 2011
Here are the dates of the holidays which are to be observed in the Philippines:
A. Regular Holidays
New Year’s Day - January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday - April 5
Good Friday - April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Monday)
Labor Day - May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day - June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day - August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day - December 25 (Tuesday)
Rizal Day - December 30 (Sunday)
B. Special (Non-Working) Days
Chinese New Year - January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day - November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day - November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Monday)
C. Special Holiday (for all schools)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Saturday)
Tentative Dates for Eid'l Fitr and Eidul Adha 2012
Proclamation No. 295 also has provisions for observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha, the dates of which shall be determined based on the Islamic calendar. Once the dates are determined, new proclamations will be issued.
Upon searching the internet, we pinpoint the tentative dates will be August 19, 2012 (Sunday) for Eid'l Fitr and October 27, 2012 (Saturday) for Eidul Adha, both falling on weekends.
Long Weekends 2012
Filipinos will enjoy six long weekends in the Philippines this 2012 ranging from three-day to five-day weekends. Here they are:
Chinese New Year Weekend (3 Days)
January 23-25, 2012
Holy Week and Araw ng Kagitingan Weekend (5 Days)
April 5-9, 2012
National Heroes Day Weekend (3 Days)
August 25-27, 2012
All Saints Day Weekend (4 Days)
November 1-4, 2012
Bonifacio Day Weekend (3 Days)
November 30, December 1-2, 2012
New Year Weekend (4 Days)
December 29-31, 2012 and January 1, 2013
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4 comments:
Hope the 2012 Holidays will also specify which are Regular Holidays and which are Special (Non-working Holidays) so we can be sure we are being paid right when we work on those dates.
Regular and Special holidays are specified above. The holidays in group A are regular holidays while the holidays in group B are special non-working holidays. Moreover, the holidays in group C are working holidays.
How about for those who regularly have work on weekends? Are Easter Sunday and Black Saturday considered as regular or special holidays?
Oo nga naman! Bakit Good Friday lang ang holiday?!
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