2010 OFFICIAL PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS

Plan your 2010 trips ahead with the Malacañang announcement of holidays for next year.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation 1841 last Tuesday, declaring regular holidays, special non-working holidays, and special school holidays for 2010. The proclamation is in line with Republic Act 9492, which provides that all non-religious holidays be moved to the nearest Monday.

Regular holidays covered by RA 9492 next year are:

June 14 (Monday nearest June 12) – Independence Day
November 29 (Monday nearest November 30) – Bonifacio Day
December 27 (Monday nearest December 30) – Rizal Day
Other regular holidays include:

January 1 – New Year’s Day
April 1 – Maundy Thursday
April 2 – Good Friday
April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1 – Labor Day
August 30 – National Heroes’ Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
Special non-working holidays next year include:

August 23 (Monday nearest August 21) – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
December 31 – Last Day of the Year
Expect also a 4-day Christmas weekend next year as the President declared Christmas eve on December 24 (Friday) as an additional non-working holiday, and December 27 (Monday nearest Rizal Day on December 30) as a regular holiday.

Aside from these, the President also declared February 22 (Monday nearest February 25), EDSA Revolution anniversary next year as a special school holiday.

Meanwhile, the Palace said proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of the end of Ramadan (Eid’l Fitr) and the Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid’l Adha) shall be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. The Office on Muslim Affairs will inform the Office of the President on which days the holidays shall fall.