2008 is merely two weeks old, and most of the fiesta/holiday loving filipinos returned from our vacations with a waistline an inch wider and the weighing scale showing what we've eaten, or should i say, over-indulged ourselves with, here are more reasons to be merry and bright, but please, minus the fat!
Republic Act No. 9492 or the Act Rationalizing the Celebration of National Holidays in the Philippines was signed January 2007, and the result? LONG WEEKENDS!!!!!
and 2008 means looong weekend holidays!
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Tuesday, January 1 New Year's day
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, February 25 Edsa Revolution Anniversary (hmm, GMA loves to piss off the Aquinos these days so maybe, it maybe the first casualty, sigh)
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, April 7 Araw ng Kagitingan (in lieu of April 9)
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, June 16 Independence Day (in lieu of June 12), or maybe the 9th
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, August 25 Ninoy Aquino Day (in lieu of August 21 and concurrent with National Heroes Day)
October ___ - Eid'l Fitr (to be confirmed by the Office the Muslim Affairs)
November 1, All Saints Day. patay! (pun not intended) it falls on a Saturday!
LONG WEEKEND!!!! Monday, December 1 Bonifacio Day (in lieu of November 30)
and drum please, the grandmomma of all long weekends...
a 12-day extravaganza of a long, long, long, long weekend!!!
Wednesday, December 24 - Official Last Minute shopping holiday
Thursday, December 25, Christmas Day (declared by GOD)
Friday, December 26 - uhm, do you really think pinoys will go to work on this day?
Saturday, December 27 - it's a Saturday!
Sunday, December 28 - Sunday is also a rest day!
Monday, December 29 - Rizal Day (in lieu of December 30)
Tuesday, December 30 - see Friday, December 26 for reference
Wednesday, December 31 - Last day of the year holiday (declared by GMA, she is not God btw)
Thursday, January 1, 2009 - still a holiday...
Friday, January 2, 2009 - see Friday, December 26 for reference
Saturday, January 3, 2009 - saturday!
Sunday, January 4, 2009 - sunday!
ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!
Note: The above information was received by yours truly via email, and the Government of the Philippines is yet to release a proclamation for the above, so don't buy that ticket yet or confirm that hotel reservation, otherwise...
and i must also remind myself of my targets for 2008.
hay, magtipid.
but wait, i can still do backpacking! travel tsinelas-style!!! wu-hoo.
excited? :)
21 comments:
hehehe ako man alam mo hinanap ko rin meaning nun bago ko pinost e lol!! wahehehe sensya na ha nag-aaral kasi mag ingles ang lola mo kaya ganun lol!
waaahh kaingget kayo ha dami nyo holiday! sana ako rin naku a uno pa lang sundo na ko ng amo ko :(
kung human ang bos ko, bibigyan kami ng holiday. sya ang diyos sa office namin hehe.
totoo ba talga yan mga holidays na yan???? hurah! kailangan ko na talaga ng passport :)))
Looks like we'll all be overcome with the holiday bug again this year. :-D
-snglguy-
malas ng all saints day pero ganyan talaga...at least damilong weekends
My gulay! Ang ganda naman ng update mo! Ang daming Mondays na walang pasok! Yipee! Happy New Year!
what about calling in sick a day before the holiday so you have an extra long weekend?
Woohoo!!! Grabe! Especially that 12days sa last day! Kelangan na mag prepare for that. hehe.
holidays plus the 15-day nonconvertible VLs - di pa rin ma enjoy sa kay dami nga trabaho, at kakulangan ng baon. hehe.
wow wow! ang HABA! super. only in the philippines talaga! haneeep!
manilenya, bakasyon=pera, maraming bakasyon=kelangan maraming pera, konti pera=konti bakasyon. waaaaa
carlotta, naku regaluhan mo sya ng Labor Code hehehe. :)
jho, totoo yan pero kelangan pa talaga ng proclamation para ganap na maging totoo hehe. :)
rudy, yeah and we need money, more money for that otherwise...
tutubi, we can't have them all hehehe. :)
watson, iplano na ang sagada trip nyo!!! :)
belle, hmm, i might try doing that hehehe. :)
ferdz, matinding preparation to if ever. :)
lazarus, korek! nakaka-excite no? sana nga lang me pambaong pera hehehe. :)
tina, pati mga estudyante enjoy dyan! :)
OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME SMILE AND LIFTING UP MY SPIRIT!
YES! I AM SHOUTING! I AM HAPPY!!!!
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