Due to insistent popular demand, here are some important dates to mark on your calendar in the coming year 
January 1 (Friday) – New Year’s Day
February 14 (Sunday) – Valentine’s Day
Chinese New Year
April 1 (Thursday) – Holy Thursday
April 2 (Friday) – Good Friday
April 4 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
April 9 (Friday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1 (Saturday) – Labor Day
May 9 (Sunday) – Mother’s Day
May 10 (Monday) – national elections in the Philippines
June 12 (Saturday) – Philippine Independence Day
June 20 (Sunday) – Fathers’ day
August 23 (Monday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
August 30 (Monday) – National Heroes’ Day
September 10 (Friday) -Eid al Fitr
November 30 (Tuesday) – National Heroes’ day
December 25 (Saturday) – Christmas Day
December 30 (Thursday) – Rizal Day
* Please refer to this previous post. In an earlier proclamation by President Arroyo, some of the holidays falling on week days or weekends have been adjusted to a Friday or Monday to enable working Filipinos to enjoy the long weekend.
