Perhaps, President Arroyo wants to leave a legacy of holiday economics. Malacanang has announced a complete list of Philippine holidays for 2010, even if her term expires in May of next year.
The whole listing follows:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
April 1 – Maundy Thursday
April 2- Good Friday
April 9- Araw ng Kagitingan
Labor Day -May 1
Independence Day – June 14
Ninoy Aquino Day – Aug. 23
National Heroes Day – August 30
All Saint’s Day – November 1
Bonifacio Day – November 29
Christmas Day- December 25
Rizal Day-December 27
December 24 and December 31 are traditionally declared as special non-working days to honor long-held family traditions for the advent of Christmas and New Year.
The list does not include the Muslim celebrations of Eid’l Fitr (end of Ramadan) and Eid’l Adha which are declared by law as holidays as well.
It’s kinda cryptic why the President would declare a presidential proclamation of the holidays this early, when some of the dates are no longer covered by her presidency next year. We just have to believe Malacanang when they say it’s for the sake of business projections and planning. We love these holidays because it allows for some family bonding time. Besides, we can eat and travel all we can!!! 
wow holidays for 2010! very early si gma ah! haha
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Oo nga Dyanie…yippeee!
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kung ano ano pinproclaim nya, yung mga dapat nyang i-sign tulad ng sa cheaper meds di naya mapirmahan. pero at least, pede na tayo mag plano ng vacation
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dapat june 30 should be declared a holiday…GOODBYE GLORIA DAY! haha. hopefully no monkey business from her and her henchmen.
can’t wait! sorry for injecting politics here. couldn’t resist but am all for vacations hehe.
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Meron na for holdiays for 2010? This is nice, pwede na ulit magplano ng vacation!
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bakit ganun?? mali -mali holidays nia??
pabago bago na tapos lagi pang inuurong…
hay ang gulo!!!
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[...] Please refer to this previous post. In an earlier proclamation by President Arroyo, some of the holidays falling on week days or [...]
bakit hindi na holiday ang february 25, EDSA Day?
may bahid ng politika ang desisyun nila na hindi na gawing holiday ang Feb 25!
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holiday ba sa jan 25, 2010
saka dapat yung last day ni arroyo as president gawing legal holiday …dapat yun icelebrate nationwide kasi aalis na ang mahusay na pangulo ..mahusay mandaya, mangurakot at gumawa ng masama ..the worst president the philippines that ever had.
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Will EDSA revolution be celebrated as non-working holiday on Feb. 22, Monday? We need to plan our work ahead of time. Thanks.
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So on Feb.25 may work? Baka naman i-move na naman yun?Can you pls announce it earlier.Much better kung ma-move on the next day w/c is Friday,para long weekend!Yahoo!!
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HEY… WHY WE’RE NOT HAVING HOLIDAY IN FEBRUARY 25TH? KAINIS NAMAN….
last year at this year lang hindi deniclare ni Pres. GLORIA na non-working Holiday ang February 25th..
I hope they could change their decision…. NON-WORKING HOLIDAY sana SA 25th February 2010…
Please… Please….it’s my bday kasi… hehehe
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is feb.22 declared holiday?
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holiday po ba ng Feb, 22? Para sa lahat ba ito o students lang.
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Is April 3, 2010-Black saturday a special holiday?
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is tomorrow July 27 a Iglesia day?
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