To all the Kaladkarins out there, it's time to plot out the holidays this 2010. One thing I'll surely miss when PGMA steps down this May 2010 is her penchant for organizing 3-day weekends. She started this in 2008 when she laid out 10 long weekends by transferring some holidays to a Monday or a Friday. Her strategy dubbed 'holiday economics' would allow pinoys to spend more time with their families and thus, boost domestic tourism. Well, I guess the latter worked. According to a report, during the first nine months last year, the volume of domestic tourist increased by 21% while foreign tourist grew only by 2.7%.
For 2010, here's the schedule of long-weekends based on Republic Act 9492 and Proclamation 1841:
February 22 (Mon) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary (three-day long weekend from Feb 20)
April 1 (Thu) - Holy Thursday
April 2 (Fri) - Good Friday (four-day long weekend from April 1 to 4)
April 9 (Fri) - Araw ng Kagitingan (three-day long weekend from April 9 to 11)
May 1 (Sat) - Labor Day
June 14 (Mon) - Independence Day (three-day long weekend from June 12 to 14)
August 23 (Mon) - Ninoy Aquino Day (three-day long weekend from August 21 to 23)
August 30 (Mon) - National Heroes Day (three-day long weekend from August 28 to 30)
September - Eid'l Fitr (TBA, calculated September 10, possible three-day long weekend from September 10 to 12)
November 1 (Mon) - All Saints Day (three-day long weekend from October 30 to November 1)
November - Eid 'l Adha (TBA, calculated November 16)
November 29 (Mon) - Bonifacio Day (three-day long weekend from November 27 to 29)
December 24 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
December 25 (Sat) - Christmas Day
December 27 (Mon) - Rizal Day (four-day long weekend from December 24 to 27)
December 31 (Fri) - Non-Working Holiday
January 1 - (Sat) New Year's Day (three-day long weekend from December 31 to January 2)
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