List of Philippine Holidays For 2009

PGMA signed proclamation 1699 last December 24, 2008, laying out the holiday schedule for 2009.

Here’s the summary as I gather them from the press release.

• Araw ng Kagitingan – April 6 (moved to the nearest Monday) – Regular Holiday
• Maundy Thursday – April 9 – Regular Holiday
• Good Friday – April 10 – Regular Holiday
• Labor Day – May 1 – Regular Holiday
• Independence Day – June 12 – Regular Holiday
• Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 – Special Non-Working Day
• National Heroes Day – August 31 – Regular Holiday
• November 1 – All Saints Day – Special Non-Working Day
• November 2 – All Souls Day – Special Non-Working Day
• Bonifacio Day – November 30 – Regular Holiday
• Christmas Eve – December 24 – Special Non-Working Day
• Christmas Day – December 25 – Regular Holiday
• Rizal Day – December 30 – Regular Holiday
• New Year’s Eve – December 31 – Special Non-Working Day

Just in case you are planning for a vacation trip, here is the list of long-weekend dates assuming that you don’t go to office on Saturdays and Sundays. 🙂

• April 4 – 6
• April 9 – 12
• May 1 – 3
• June 12 – 14
• August 21 – 23
• August 29 – 31
• October 31 – November 2
• November 28 – 30
• December 24 – 27
• December 30 – January 3, 2010

Yeah! There are 10 long weekends on 2009! Copy this and send this to your HR manager. Hehehe. 😀