Archive for the ‘Philippine Holidays’ Category
Four-day weekend this August
A long four-day weekend this August will be enjoyed by many Filipino families as August 30, Tuesday, have been declared a non-working holiday in observation of Eid’l-Fitr, a day marking the end of Ramadan. August 29, Monday, is National Heroes’ Day which is also a Philippine holiday. This gives employees and students a four-day weekend [...]
July 30, 2011
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MMDA deploys additional personnel, issues rescue hotline numbers
Expecting heavy flow of vehicles, especially those leaving Metro Manila to go to the provinces, the MMDA deployed 1,900 traffic enforces on Holy Wednesday along EDSA as well as other major throughfares in Metro Manila. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino said traffic enforces were to man traffic along EDSA and other roads [...]
April 20, 2011
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Tags: Filipinos, Holy Week, hotline numbers, Metro Alalay, Metro Alalay Semana Santa, Metro Manila, MMDA, motorists, rescue numbers, traffic personnel, Transportation, travel · Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Government, Philippine Holidays, Philippines, Transportation, Travel
April 23, Black Saturday is a special non-working holiday
Malacañang declared April 23, 2011, Black Saturday a special non-working holiday by virtue of Proclamation 150. President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III said Black Saturday has been traditionally declared a special non-working holiday in the country. “The observance of Holy Week is one of our people’s most cherished traditions. Our people must be given the full [...]
April 18, 2011
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Tags: April 23, Black Saturday, DOLE, Good Friday, holiday pay rule, Holy Week, labor department, Maundy Thursday, Philippine Holidays · Posted in: Announcement, economy, finance, Government, money, Philippine Holidays, Philippines
September 10 is a holiday
The last day of the holy month of Ramadan, September 10, is a holiday. It was declared as a regular holiday by President Aquino. It was contained in Proclamation No. 26 which was signed by Aquino last Thursday, which declared Eid’l Fitr, the last day of Ramadan as a holiday. The proclamation read, “To promote [...]
September 3, 2010
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Banks to open during holidays
Gone were the days when the public are left on their own during long holidays, as far as their finances and banking matters are concern. This time, some banks would be open during the holidays to attend to their clients’ needs. Banks also assured the public that their automated teller machines (ATMs) would remain operational [...]
December 24, 2009
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Tags: bank, banking, customer satisfaction, Customer Service, long holidays, money, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, banking, Consumers, Customer Service, finance, money, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippine Holidays, Philippines
Cancellation of Nov. 27 and 28 holidays
An amendment to the Philippine holidays declared earlier this year, the government has announced that Nov. 27 and 28 are no longer national holidays. This would be a bad news really for those who already made plans for a long weekend with the supposed-to-be holidays on last part of this month. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued [...]
November 1, 2009
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Tags: Eid'l Adha, Philippine Holidays, Philippines, Proclamation No. 1808, Proclamation No. 1808-A, RA 9492 · Posted in: Announcement, Government, Philippine business news, Philippine Holidays, Philippines
2010 Philippine Holidays announced
Malacañang announced the 2010 holidays early to give way to the clamor of the business sector. Pursuant to Republic Act 9492, which provides that holidays, except those religious in nature, be moved to the nearest Monday, President Arroyo signed on July 21, 2009 Proclamation 1841 declaring the special non-working days and special holidays for 2010. [...]
July 22, 2009
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Tags: 2010 holidays, EDSA Revolution, four-day weekend, gma, Malacañang, Monday holidays, Ninoy Aquino Day, Philippine Holidays, Proclamation 1699, Proclamation 1841, RA 9492, special holidays · Posted in: Philippine business news, Philippine Holidays, Philippines
