This coming August 23 as President Aquino keeps August 21, Saturday, to commemorate his father’s death anniversary. It will be sorry for those who had made prior plans for the August 23 long-weekend holiday but advantageous for the business sector and for the daily wage earners. Anyway, we can still hope for one long-weekend holiday coming, and that is on…
Tag: Holidays
June 30 Is A Special Non-Working Holiday, July 2 Is Pasig Day
Malacañang declares June 30, Wednesday, as a special non-working holiday. Why? Because June 30 will be the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. The inauguration will be held at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park (formerly Luneta) in Manila. This special holiday might be the last holiday declaration from the Arroyo government. Will the next president be fond of…
Non-Working Holiday On May 3, 2010
Why? Because the observance of Labor Day is moved on Monday, May 3, 2010. I mentioned on this post that May 1 is usually a holiday if it falls on a weekday. In this year’s case, May 1 is Saturday so I don’t expect to have an extra day off for this holiday. But because of the generosity of the…
Two Days Paid Day-Off
Yes! You read it right 🙂 Our project group were given two days paid day-off, Thursday and Friday. Our US-based client is so generous to give this rest days with pay. And in case you forgot, Monday is a national holiday. Meaning, I will have a very long weekend. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to have a vacation nowadays. Our budget…
Change in November 27-28 Holiday
Sad to know that November 27 and November 28 will no longer be a National Holiday. The said holidays will only be observed in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Last month, Malacañang declared that November 27 and November 28 will be a National Holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, a Muslim festival. But Malacañang changed the scope of the…