HOLIDAY ALERT : SEPTEMBER 1 DECLARED A HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE EID'L ADHA

The long wait is over. Malacanang has released a declaration that indeed, September 1, 2017 is a holiday to commemorate the Muslim holiday Eid;l Adha,

Here is the announcement as posted in ABS CBN News Channel Twitter account:

Palace declares Sept. 1 regular holiday for Eid'l Adha | @pia_gutierrez pic.twitter.com/6t7SxlPebw

— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) August 29, 2017

This is the 3rd long weekend in a row this month after Aug 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day) and Aug 28 (National Heroes Day) - both Mondays are holidays.

Another short week this week and off to a relaxing weekend.

4 day long weekend announced in the philippines

a much awaited 4 day weekend in august was announced today by malacanang. declared holidays are monday, august 29 (national heroes' day) and tuesday, august 30 (end of ramadan).

here is an article from abs-cbnnews.com:

4-day weekend announced in August

abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has declared August 29 (Monday) and August 30 (Tuesday) non-working holidays, making it a 4-day long weekend for some sectors.

National Heroes' Day is celebrated on August 29 while the end of Ramadan falls on August 30.

Section 2 of Proclamation 84 states that the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of end of Ramadan "shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall."

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, through social networking site Twitter, clarified that August 27 (Saturday) has not been declared a holiday.

source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/23/11/4-day-weekend-announced-august

june 20 is proclaimed a special non working holiday to commemorate dr. jose rizal's 150th birthday

president noynoy aquino has declared june 20 as a special non working holiday to commemorate the 150th birth celebration of our national hero, dr. jose rizal.

dr. rizal's birth date is june 19, only a week after the country's celebration of its independence day (june 12). both dates falls on a sunday, which prompted the president to declare the next monday a special non-working holiday.

there are on going activities happening not only in the philippines but also globally to celebrate this occasion.

here is the proclamation:

MALACAÑAN PALACE

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 154

DECLARING MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, Sunday, June 19, 2011, marks the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero;

WHEREAS, to give all Filipinos the opportunity to commemorate Rizal’s patriotic deeds and sacrifices for the country, rekindle their admiration and respect for him, and to celebrate this milestone with appropriate ceremonies, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) requested that Monday, June 20, 2011, be declared as special non-working holiday instead of June 19, 2011, which falls on a Sunday.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, June 20, 2011, as special (non-working) day throughout the country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

source: http://www.gov.ph/2011/04/26/proclamation-no-154/