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2010 Holidays: Official National and Regular Holidays in the Philippines PDF Print E-mail
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This early, right before the declaration of August 5, 2009 as a special non-working holiday, the government issued the list of declared holidays for 2010. Good for those who'd want to prepare for their business (and vacation) schedules. The Philippine holidays listed below are under Republic Act 9492 and Proclamation 1841, unless otherwise indicated.

National Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working Holidays (unless indicated as a special non-working holiday, these are regular holidays):

1. New Year’s Day 1 January 2010*

2. EDSA People Power
(All SCHOOLS Only)

22 February 2010* (Special holiday)

3. Maundy Thursday 1 April 2010*
4. Good Friday 2 April 2010*
5. Araw ng Kagitingan
(Bataaan and Corregidor Day)
9 April 2010* (Friday)
6. Labor Day 1 May 2010*(moved to May 3, per Proclamation 2043)
7. Independence Day 14 June 2010* (Monday nearest June 12)
7. Presidential Inauguration 30 June 2010 (special non-working holiday, per Proclamation 2085)
8. Ninoy Aquino Day ** 23 August 2010* (Monday nearest August 21)
9. National Heroes Day 30 August 2010* (Last Monday of August)
10. Eid'l Fitr
(Feast of Ramadhan)
Movable date
11. All Saints Day ** 1 November 2010* (Monday)
12. Bonifacio Day 29 November 2010* (Monday nearest November 30)
13. Non-working day** 24 December 2010* (Friday)
14. Christmas Day 25 December 2010* (Saturday)
15. Rizal Day 27 December 2010* (Monday nearest December 30)
16. Last Day of the Year ** 31 December 2010* (Friday)
New Year's Day 1 January 2011*

The Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The list will be updated, with specific dates, and other special holidays will be added as soon as the relevant Proclamation/s is/are issued. (Note: *already fixed by law or the appropriate Proclamation; ** special non-working holidays.) Click here for full text of Proclamation 1841. If you're looking for the guidelines on the computation of holiday pay or premium, go here. Click here for the updated list of 2010 holidays.


 
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