Proclamation No. 488, October 26, 2012 as a Regular Holiday Throughout the Country

On Monday, October 9, 2012, President Noynoy Aquino signed the Proclamation No. 488 declaring Friday, October 26, 2012, as a Regular Holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda announced that President Aquino declared October 26 as a regular holiday through Proclamation No. 488, duly signed by the Executive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa.

The proclamation made through the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 26 October 2012 and the Eidul Adha prayer be performed on the final declaration of the Saudi Government. 

Eidul Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims across the globe to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Isma'il as an act of obedience to God.

To download the full Proclamation No. 488, click here.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

Regular Holidays, Special (Non-Working) Days, And Special Holiday (For All Schools) For The Year 2013

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.

Regular Holidays, Special (Non-Working) Days, And Special Holiday (For All Schools) For The Year 2012 (DepEd Memo No. 276, s. 2011)

The 2012 Philippine holidays have been announced. The regular & special Philippine holidays for 2012 have been declared by Malacañang via Presidential Proclamation No. 295 which was published last November 24, 2011.