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NO. 1841
PROCLAMATION

DECLARINGTI-IEREGULARHOLIDAYS,SPECIAL(NON-WORKING)DAYS,AI{D
FORTHEYEAR2OIO
SPECIALHOLIDAY(FORALL SCHOOLS)

WHEREAS,Repub|ic Act (RA)No' 9492,dated]U|y 24, 20a7' amendedSection26,

Chapter7 BookI of Executive Codeof
Order(EO)No. 292,alsoknownas the Administrative
certaindays(specific
1987,by declaring asspecialor regularholidays;
or movable)

WHEREAS,RA No. 9492providesthat holidays,exceptthosewhjchare religiousin

nature, are moved to the nearestMondayunlessotheMise modifiedby law, order or
proclamation;

wHEREAS,RANo. g4g2provides as a regional

that the Eidl Adhashallbe celebrated
lvlindanao;
Regionin lvluslim
holidayin theAutonomous

WHEREAS, in orderto fostercloserfamilytiesand enableour countrymen to observe

Christmas moremeaningful, it i5 but fittingto declareDecember 24 (Friday)as an additional
special(non-working)day throughoutthe this
country; will also serveto strengthenfamily
by providinga longerweek-end
relationships and renewingtiesfor a longerperiodof time,as
wellas promotedomestictourism;

Wi{EREAS,the EDSAPeoplePowerRevoiution, whlchrestoredand usheredpolitical,

to Filipinos
reformsin the country,servesas an inspiration
socialand economic as
everywhere
a nationandasa People;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA M' ARROYO,Presidentof the Republicof the

by virtueof the powersvestedin me by law,do herebyorder:
Philippines,

SECTXON and specialdaysfor the year20i0 shallbe

1. The followingregularholidays
in the country;
observed

,4,. Regulartlolidays

NewYear'sDay - lanuary1
MaundyThursday - April1
GoodFriday - April2
Arawng Kagitingan - April9 (Friday)
LaborDay - lVayI
IndependenceDay - June14(N4onday -lune12)
nearesi
National
HeroesDay - August30 (LastMondaY of August)
Day
Bonifacio - November 29 (lVonday 30)
nearestNovember
ChristmasDay - December 25 (Saturday)
RizalDay - December 30)
27 ([londaynearestDecember

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NinoyAquinoDay - August23 (MondaynearestAugust21)

AllSaintsDay - November 1 (Monday)
Special
Additional - December 24 (Friday)
(Non-Working)Day
LastDayof the Year - 31 (Friday)
December

C, SpecialFloliday(fon all schools)

EDSARevolution
Anniversary 22 (MondaynearestFebruary
February 25)

SECTION2. The proclamation declaringa nationalholidayfor the observance of FtiJ'l

Fifr shall hereaftefbe issued after the approximatedate of the Islamic holiday has been
determined in accordance with the Islamiccalendar(Hijra)or the lunar calendar,or upon
Islamicastronomical whichever
calculations, is possible
or convenient.To thisend,the Officeon
on whichdaythe holidayshallfall.
Affairsshallinformthe Officeof the President
l'4uslim

SECTION3. In orderto bringthe religious of the EidIAdhato

andculturalsignificance
the fore of nationalconsciousness, a proclamationdeclaringa national holidayshall also
hereafterbe {ikewiseissued after the approximatedate of the islamic holiday has been
determinedin accordance with the Islamiccalendar(Hijr4 or the lunar calendar,or upon
Islamicastronomical whichever
calculations, is possible To thisend,the Officeon
or convenient.
on whichdaythe holidayshallfall.
MuslimAffairsshallinformthe Officeof the President

SECTION4, The Depaftment (DOLE)shallpromulgate

of Laborand Employment the
guidelines
implementing for this Proclamation.

shalltakeeffectimmediately.
SEfIXON5. ThisProclamation

shallbe published
SFeTI@l*6" ThisProclamation of generalcirculation.
in a newspaper

3N wITf{ESs WhIER.EOF, I havehereuntoset my handand causedthe sealof the

to be affixed.
of the Philippines
Republic

this 2l5r dayof July

Donein the Cityof Manila, ,rh the year of Our Lord,Two
Thousand
andNine.
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