Philippine Holidays 2009

Philippine Holiday Schedule for 2009
(PGMA’s Proclamation 1699)

Just uploading an important News Advisory which was posted in the HR Club Forum previously. This is a helpful reference for all of us. As HR practitioners, this run-down of Holiday Schedule is very useful for planning your company schedules, manpower allocation and leaves. You might want to circulate this among managers so that they can plan events and activities on the right dates---not during holidays!

Here is the List of Philippine Holidays for 2009
through PGMA’s Proclamation 1699:

April 6 - Araw ng Kagitingan - regular holiday
moved to the nearest Monday)
April 9 - Maundy Thursday - regular holiday
April 10 - Good Friday - regular holiday
May 1 - Labor Day - regular holiday
June 12 - Independence Day - regular holiday
August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day - special non-working day
August 31 - National Heroes Day - regular Holiday
November 1 - All Saints Day - special non-working day
November 2 - All Souls Day - special non-working day
November 30 - Bonifacio Day - regular holiday
December 24 - Christmas Eve - special non-working day
December 25 - Christmas Day - regular holiday
December 30 - Rizal Day - regular holiday
December 31 - New Year’s Eve - special non-working day

Given this holiday schedule, this results
to a list of ten (10) long-weekend holiday dates for 2009:

April 4 - 6 (Araw ng Kagitingan on April 9
moved to the nearest Monday, April 6)
April 9 - 12 (Holy Week or Easter holidays)
May 1 - 3 (Labor Day)
June 12 - 14 (Independence Day)
Aug 21 - 23 (Ninoy Aquino Day)
Aug 29 - 31 (National Heroes Day)
Oct 31 - Nov 2 (All Saints Day/All Souls Day)
Nov 28 - 30 (Bonifacio Day)
Dec 24 - 27 (Christmas holidays)
Dec 30 - Jan 3 (Rizal Day & New Year)

Note: Edsa Anniversary (Feb 25) and Ramadan (Sept 21?) were not mentioned. There are also other City-related holidays that you should look into.

Enjoy the 2009 Holidays!

>>> Jhoanna O. Gan-So is the president and head of research and development for Businessmaker Academy. She is an educator, entrepreneur, marketing communication specialist and HR practitioner. Together with her husband, Mark So, she is committed to helping people improve their personal, professional and financial lives.