Philippine holidays and long-weekend schedule for 2010


I know there are a lot of people out there who loves their work so much that they don’t want to part with it, or should we plainly say are workaholics. For the rest of us who tend to get tempted by the demon of vacation / demon of break or the worst yet demon of laziness, tend to wonder every now and then , “What are the official dates of the 2010 Philippine holidays?”

Well here they are. The dates of the official Philippine public holidays and long weekends for 2010 based on RA 9492 and Proclamation 1841:

  • January 1 (Fri) – New Year’s Day
    (five-day long weekend from December 30 to January 3)
  • February 22 (Mon) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary
    (holiday for schools only, three-day long weekend from February 20 to 22)
  • April 1 (Thu) – Holy Thursday
  • April 2 (Fri) – Good Friday
    (four-day long weekend from April 1 to 4)
  • April 9 (Fri) – Araw ng Kagitingan
    (three-day long weekend from April 9 to 11)
  • May 3 (Mon) – Labor Day
    (three-day long weekend from May 1 to 3)
  • May 10 (Mon) – National Elections
    (three-day long weekend from May 8 to 10, make sure you vote and vote wisely)
  • June 14 (Mon) – Independence Day
    (three-day long weekend from June 12 to 14)
  • August 23 (Mon) – Ninoy Aquino Day
    (three-day long weekend from August 21 to 23)
  • August 30 (Mon) – National Heroes Day
    (three-day long weekend from August 28 to 30)
  • September – Eid’l Fitr
    (to be announced, calculated September 10, possible three-day long weekend from September 10 to 12)
  • November 1 (Mon) – All Saints Day
    (three-day long weekend from October 30 to November 1)
  • November – Eid ‘l Adha
    (to be announced, calculated November 16)
  • November 29 (Mon) – Bonifacio Day
    (three-day long weekend from November 27 to 29)
  • December 24 (Fri) – Non-Working Holiday
  • December 25 (Sat) – Christmas
  • December 27 (Mon) – Rizal Day
    (four-day long weekend from December 24 to 27)
  • December 31 (Fri) – Non-Working Holiday
  • January 1 – (Sat) New Year’s Day
    (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2)


YEHAY!
There you go! Now it’s time for you to plan your travel calendars!
Try to look for promo seats or seat sales on your favorite airline company.



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