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Business Operations and Vacations: 10 Long Weekends for 2009 |
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Declared regular and special non-working holidays provide for additional rest periods for everyone, both employers and workers. To the employers or Pinoy Entrepreneurs, declared holidays have operational and financial impact that must be considered in advance.
The official holidays for 2009 have been fixed through the issuance of Proclamation No. 1699 and we've accordingly updated the list of 2009 holidays (click here). By way of summarizing the list, there are ten (10) long weekends in 2009: April 4-6
(3 days, Saturday to Monday) | : Araw ng Kagitingan
| April 9-12
(4 days, Thursday to Sunday)
| : Holy Week/Easter | May 1-3
(3 days, Friday to Sunday) | : Labor Day | June 12-14
(3 days, Friday to Sunday)
| : Independence Day | August 21-23
(3 days, Friday to Sunday)
| : Ninoy Aquino Day | August 29-31
(3 days, Saturday to Monday) | : National Heroes Day
| October 31-Nov 2
(3 days, Saturday to Monday) | : All Saints/Souls Day
| November 28-30
(3 days, Saturday to Monday)
| : Bonifacio Day | December 24-27
(4 days, Thursday to Sunday)
| : Christmas season | December 30/31-Jan. 3, 2010
(5 days, Wednesday to Sunday) | : New Year/Rizal Day |
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