AS LAST month’s long holiday began, President Arroyo signed a proclamation that declared at least 10 long holidays in 2009.
She spent part of her Christmas Eve signing Proclamation 1699 that spells out the holiday schedule this year, reported in its blog today.
The three-day weekend before the Easter break is the first long holiday of the year. Instead of April 9, the Araw ng Kagitingan holiday was moved to the nearest Monday, April 6. As usual, there will be no work from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, or from April 9 to 12 this year.
Although some business owners complained about the recent two-week holiday break and its effect on productivity, Malacañang explained that all sectors, including business, were consulted before the 2008 holidays were set, the report said.
The Arroyo administration moves holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday to give workers a chance to travel to their hometowns, a practice that some pundits have
taken to calling “holiday economics.”
Under Proclamation 1699, this year’s regular holidays include
Labor Day, May 1 (Friday);
Independence Day, June 12 (Friday);
National Heroes Day, Aug. 31 (Monday);
Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30 (Monday); Christmas Day,
Dec. 25 (Friday); and
Rizal Day, Dec. 30 (Wednesday).
The following are special non-working days for 2009:
Ninoy Aquino Day, Aug. 21 (Friday);
All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1 (Sunday) and
All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 (Monday);
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 (Thursday); and
New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 (Thursday).
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