other moved holidays to have extended weekend getaway :-(

MALACAÑANG PALACE

Manila, Philippines

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 1211

DECLARING APRIL 7, 2007 (SATURDAY), NOVEMBER 2, 2007 (FRIDAY) AND DECEMBER 24, 2007 (MONDAY), AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS, DECLARING JUNE 12, 2007 (TUESDAY), AS WORKING DAY WHILE AUTHORIZING JUNE 11, 2007 (MONDAY) AS A NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, April 7, 2007 (Saturday) which falls between Good Friday and Eater Sunday, may be declared as a special (non-working) day to give our people the full and uninterrupted opportunity to ponder on the significance of the Holy Week and to properly observe its traditions with religious fervor, without prejudice to public interest;

WHEREAS, June 11, 2007 (Monday) may be declared as a non-working holiday while June 12, 2007 (Tuesday) may be declared a working day provided that all activities and celebrations in observance of ‘Independence Day’ shall remain to be observed on June 12, 2007;

WHEREAS, November 2, 2007 (Friday) may also be declared as a special (non-working) day to giver our people more time to observe All Saint’s Day; and

WHEREAS, in order to enable our country men to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and to give them greater opportunities to strengthen their ties with one another, it is fitting to declare December 24, 2007 (Monday) as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the following:

SECTION 1. April 7, 2007 (Saturday), November 2, 2007 (Friday) and December 24, 2007 (Monday), shall be special (non-working) days throughout the country.

SECTION 2. June 12, 2007 (Tuesday) shall be the working day while June 11, 2007 (Monday) shall be the non-working holiday throughout the country.

All activities and celebrations in observance of ‘Independence Day’ shall however, remain to be observed on June 12, 2007

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10^th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand and six.

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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9492 ]

AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26, CHAPTER 7, BOOK I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, as amended, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 26, Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days. – (1) Unless otherwise modified by law, and or proclamation, the following regular holidays and special days shall be observed in the country:

a.). Regular Holidays

New year’s Day - January 1
Maundy Thursday - Movable date
Good Friday - Movable date
Eidul Fitr - Movable date
Araw ng Kagitingan - Monday nearest April 9
(Bataaan and Corregidor Day)
Labor Day - Monday nearest May 1
Independence Day - Monday nearest June 12
National Heroes Day - Last Monday of August
Bonifacio Day - Monday nearest November 30
Christmas Day - December 25
Rizal Day - Monday nearest December 30

b) Nationwide Special Holidays:

Ninoy Aquino Day - Monday nearest August 21
All Saints Day - November 1
Last Day of the Year - December 31

1. In the event 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:

Provided, That for movable holidays, the President shall issue a proclamation, at least six months prior to the holiday concerned, the specific date that shall be declared as a nonworking day:

Provided, however, The Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.”

SEC. 2. All laws, orders, presidential issuances, rules and regulations or part thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.

Approved

	(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.		(Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR
	Speaker of the House of Representatives		President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the Senate was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on January 30, 2007 and

February 7, 2007, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO	(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary General House of Representatives	Secretary of the Senate

Approved: July 25, 2007

(Sgd.)GLORIA MACAPAGAL – ARROYO

President of the Philippines