A few years back under the Arroyo presidency, there was this so-called Holiday Economics. Under that policy, if the national
holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, the celebration will be moved to
the nearest Friday or Monday to create long weekends to enliven domestic
tourism.
But President Noynoy Aquino did away with that policy, his labor
chief Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz reiterated that stand a few
days ago when she stated that ‘holiday economics’ is bad for the economy.
Thru Proclamation No. 95, only 18 holidays have been declared, 12 of
them are regular holidays and six are special nonworking days.
Philippine Holidays for 2012
A. Regular HolidaysNew Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday – April 5
Good Friday – April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Monday)
Labor Day – May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day – June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day – August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day – December 25 (Tuesday)
Rizal Day – December 30 (Sunday)
B. Special (Non-Working) Days
Chinese New Year – January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day – November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day – November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Monday
C. Special Holiday (for all schools)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Saturday)
So everybody go back to school and work tomorrow for February 27, 2012 is not a holiday.
