2010 Official Holidays: Regular and Special Non-Working
October 20, 2009 20 CommentsThe barrage of search queries that reached this site, whether November 2, 2009 is a regular national holiday, drives home the point that people love vacations and would want to know the long weekends in advance. Before proceeding to list the declared official holidays for 2010, allow us to say that, yes, November 2 is a holiday. So is November 30, 2009 (Bonifacio Day). Go here for the full list of 2009 holidays.
So, for those planning their vacations way ahead in advance, here are the national regular holidays and special non-working holidays for 2010:
- New Year’s Day — 1 January 2010
- EDSA People Power (All SCHOOLS Only) — 22 February 2010 (Special holiday)
- Maundy Thursday — 1 April 2010
- Good Friday — 2 April 2010
- Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataaan and Corregidor Day) — 9 April 2010 (Friday)
- Labor Day — 3 May 2010 (Monday); moved from May 1, per Proclamation 2043
- Election Day – 10 May 2010 (Monday); Proclamation 2020
- Independence Day — 14 June 2010 (Monday nearest June 12)
- Presidential Inauguration — 30 June 2010 (special non-working holiday, per Proclamation 2085)
- Iglesia ni Cristo Anniversary — 27 July 2010 (special national working holiday, per R.A. 9645)
- Ninoy Aquino Day — 21 August 2010 (special non-working holiday; previously scheduled in August 23 under Proc. 1841, moved back to August 21 under Proclamation 13; see discussion here)
- National Heroes Day — 30 August 2010 (Last Monday of August)
- Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) — Movable date
- All Saints Day — 1 November 2010 (Monday)
- Bonifacio Day — 29 November 2010 (Monday nearest November 30)
- Additional Non-working day — 24 December 2010 (Friday)
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2010 (Saturday)
- Rizal Day — 27 December 2010 (Monday nearest December 30)
- Last Day of the Year — 31 December 2010 (Friday)
- New Year’s Day – 1 January 2011
We shall update the list should their be extra holidays that will be declared. Enjoy your vacation, folks! (Sources: Republic Act 9492; Proclamation 1841).
how about january 25, isn’t this a special non working holiday? its the birthday of cory aquino,
how about jan 25?
Quiry for Nov.24,2010 as declared as Add’l Non -working holiday…stated Friday but actually Nov.24 ,2010 is Wednesday not Friday…
Weng, it’s good to know that you plan your year-end vacations early. The holiday is December 24, a Friday (not November 24). Thanks for bringing that up.
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kindly checkout your month Nov. 24 quiry…Dec. 24 is an additional non working day w/c is Friday so that’s correct!!!!
Nov.24,2010 Wednesday, Non -Working holiday for???
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is july 27 a holiday?
faith, we have good news and bad news for you. The good news: yes, July 27 is a national holiday, to commemorate the founding anniversary of Iglesia ni Kristo. We’ve added an entry into this post to reflect this fact, as well as the basis for this. Here’s the bad news: it’s a working holiday. We all have to work, then.
And while we’re at it, no, July 26 (SONA) has not been declared a holiday.
Are you sure Teenee ? Does PNOY said that ?
Hi Julienne, I’m not sure which part you’re referring to. If about the SONA, it’s already done and we’re all sure that P-Noy did not declare it as a holiday.
If you’re referring to July 27, yes, we’re sure that the law (here’s the text of RA 9645, should you be interested) clearly said that July 27 is a national WORKING holiday. We’re not aware of any Proclamation of P-Noy saying contrary to what the law says. Still, if anyone knows something that we all don’t know, that would be most welcome. Thank you.
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Is August 23, 2010 (in lieu of August 21) still a declared holiday in P-Noy’s administration?
Francesca, PNoy can’t remove the Ninoy Aquino Day because it’s provided by law, the same law which says that if the holiday falls on a Wednesday, the holiday will be observed on the Monday of the week. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on the Monday that follows.
August 21 falls on a Saturday, which means it should not be moved if we strictly follow this law. Right now, the previous Proclamation of PGMA moving the August 21 holiday to August 23 still stands and it shall remain valid unless revoked by PNoy. We haven’t heard of any decision to revert it to Aug. 21.
Perhaps this will be a good subject of discussion. I believe someone from the PNoy cabinet already mentioned about too much holidays. While PNoy would be justified should he decide to change the holiday back to Aug 21, we believe he won’t do so. The change will bring more disturbance to everyone, the good and the evil, because schedules (including businesses) have already been fixed months ago. And he’ll be perceived by many as a killjoy if he does that. Just an opinion.
How about Nov. 29 (in lieu of Nov. 30), will this holiday be moved back to Nov. 30? We need to know coz we’ve made plans already and a late announcement (just what like happened to the August 23 holiday recalled and moved back to Aug 21) could put our plans in disarray, and will prove costly, too. Thanks
Rachel, there was already a pronouncement by a cabinet officer that the August 29 will be retained. Predicting whether Pnoy will retain the schedule previously declared by PGMA is difficult. We were proven wrong in the first prediction, and it’s scary to make another one. This sense of uncertainty should not be allowed to go on. Anyway, enjoy your vacation. Do drop by again to share your travel experience.