2014 Holidays- Philippines

President Benigno "Noynoy"Aquino III has signed Proclamation No. 655 declaring the Holidas for the year 2014.

A. Regular Holidays


New Year’s Day - 1 January (Wednesday)
Araw ng Kagitingan - 9 April (Wednesday)
Maundy Thursday - 17 April
Good Friday - 18 April
Labor Day - 1 May (Thursday)
Independence Day - 12 June (Thursday)
National Heroes Day - 25 August (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day - 30 November (Sunday)
Christmas Day - 25 December (Thursday)
Rizal Day - 30 December (Tuesday)

B. Special (Non-Working) Days

Chinese New Year - 31 January (Friday)
Black Saturday - 19 April
Ninoy Aquino Day - 21 August (Thursday)
All Saints Day - 1 November (Saturday)
Additional special (non-working) days - 24 December (Wednesday)
- 26 December (Friday)
Last Day of the Year - 31 December (Wednesday)

C. Special Holiday (for all schools)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary - 25 February (Tuesday)

Meanwhile, 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 days the holidays shall respectively fall.

Reference:  http://www.gov.ph/2013/09/25/proclamation-no-655-s-2013/

He Must Have Been Laughing

The man must have been laughing these days.

Surely the tides have turned.  The very "honorable" senators who voted a year ago for his impeachment due to his failure to trutfully disclose his assets and liabilities are now the subject of scrutiny for the alleged misuse of their respective PDAF.

"Araw mo ngayon, sa iba naman bukas".