FILIPINOS no longer have long weekends to look forward to next year after President Benigno Aquino III dumped former President Gloria Arroyo’s holiday economics, an order that allowed the moving of holidays to the nearest Monday—except those that are religious in nature—to give workers longer weekends.
“It is within the powers of the President whether to move holidays that are movable to the nearest Monday or not. That is within his discretion,” chief presidential legal counsel Eduardo de Mesa said.
He said the holiday economics order was still in effect, but the President exercised his prerogative not to move the so-called movable holidays.
Under Proclamation 84 signed by Mr. Aquino on Monday, the regular holidays for 2011 are as follows: New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, Araw ng Kagitingan [Day of Valor] on April 9, Maundy Thursday on April 21, Good Friday on April 22, Labor Day on May 1, Independence Day on June 12, National Heroes Day on Aug. 29, Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30, Christmas Day on Dec. 25, and Rizal Day on Dec. 30.
The special non-working holidays are Ninoy Aquino Day on Aug. 21, All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1, and the last day of the year on Dec. 31.
Feb. 25 is a special working holiday (no classes) to mark the People Power Revolution of 1986 that drove the strongman Ferdinand Marcos from power.
“The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient,” Mr. Aquino said. –Joyce Pangco Pañares, Manila Standard Today
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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