Aside from the Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight, there’s something else to look forward to this coming December 2008. No, it’s not the 13th month pay. It’s the fact that there’s a really long vacation this December.
As may be gleaned from the list of official regular and special holidays in 2008 , there’s one long weekend on the first week (Bonifacio Day, which is traditionally celebrated on November 30, was moved to December 1, which means that the Saturday to Monday from November 29-30 and December 1 constitutes a long weekend). But this is just the bonus.
The real story is this — there’s a VERY long Christmas vacation, from December 25 to January 1 were already declared as holidays. December 25 is Christmas Day. December 26, a Friday, is an additional special non-working day. December 27 is a Saturday and December 28 is a Sunday. December 29 another special non-working day. December 30, a Tuesday, is Rizal Day. December 31 is another special non-working holiday being the last day of the year. January 1, a Thursday, is of course New Year’s Day.
For those asking if January 2, 2009 is a holiday, maybe that’s asking for too much =). But hey, we’ll never know if the President Arroyo will issue a proclamation declaring January 2 as a holiday. Please go here for the official list of national and regular holidays for 2009.
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