The
2012 Philippine holidays have been announced. The regular &
special Philippine holidays for 2013 have been declared by Malacañang
via Presidential Proclamation No. 459 which was published last August 16, 2012.
As
stated in the Section 1 of the said proclamation, the following regular
holidays and special days for the year 2013 that shall be observed in
the country:
| A. Regular Holidays | |
| New Year’s Day Maundy Thursday Good Friday Araw ng Kagitingan |
January 1 (Tuesday) March 28 March 29 April 9 (Tuesday) |
| Labor Day Independence Day National Heroes Day Bonifacio Day Christmas Day Rizal Day |
May 1 (Wednesday) June 12 (Wednesday) August 26 (Last Monday of August) November 30 (Saturday) December 25 (Wednesday) December 30 (Monday) |
| B. Special (Non-Working) Days | |
| Black Saturday Ninoy Aquino Day All Saints Day Additional special (non-working) daysLast Day of the Year |
March 30 August 21 (Wednesday) November 1 (Friday) November 2 (Saturday) December 24 (Tuesday) December 31 (Tuesday) |
| C. Special Holiday (for all schools) | |
| EDSA Revolution Anniversary | February 25 (Monday) |
In Section 2 it was also stated there that the
proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l
Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate
dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with
the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic
astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this
end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the
Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall.
You can have a copy of the Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012 here.
