Het is alweer de eerste dag van de laatste maand van dit jaar (2011). Naar goeie gewoonte heeft de overheid nu reeds de kalender bekend gemaakt van de dagen waarin er niet moet gewerkt worden in 2012:
"President Benigno Aquino III has declared a total
of 16 official holidays for 2012, Malacañang announced Thursday. Aquino signed Proclamation 95, which designated 10 regular holidays
next year, five special non-working days and one special holiday.The proclamation was in accordance with Republic Act 9492, known as the Holiday Economics, which was made into law in 2007.
Following are next years holidays:
A. Regular Holidays
New Years 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)
Chinese New Year, which will fall on January 23, 2012, may be
declared as a special non-working day without detriment to public
interest, the proclamation said.The Chinese New Year is one of the most revered and festive events
celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines by both Chinese
Filipinos and ordinary Filipinos as well; and the joint celebration is a
manifestation of our solidarity with our Chinese Filipino brethren who
have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a
people, it added.
November 2, 2012 will be declared as a special non-working day to
give full opportunity to our people to properly observe All Saints Day
with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel
to and from different regions in the country.
Traditionally, only November 1 (All Saints Day) is declared a holiday.
Meanwhile, the proclamations declaring national holidays for the
observance of Eidl Fitr and Eidl Adha will be issued after it is
determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar, the proclamation
read.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos will issue the dates when will the Islamic holidays fall, it added."
Voor alle duidelijkheid: deze feestdagen gelden voornamelijk voor staatsambtenaren en banken. De meeste andere mensen werken, ook tijdens feestdagen.
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Onder de internationale naam Washi en de locale naam Sendong ging waarschijnlijk de laatste tyfoon van 2011 van kracht in de Filipijnen en maakte (als voorlopig cijfer) minstens 1.500 dodelijke slachtoffers. Het cijfer verandert dagelijks.
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