Vacations are generally welcome, for Pinoy Dads to relax or spend time with the family. There are a number of factors when planning a vacation. Others who want a more relaxed and not-so-crowded vacation would want to have it when others are not on vacation. One of the factors to consider, therefore, is the date of holidays, primarily on account of the “holiday economics” in the form of long weekends. Here’s the list of declared regular and national holidays for 2009 (unless otherwise indicated, the dates were fixed through Proclamation No. 1699):
| * New Year’s Day | January 1, 2009 |
| * Additional non-working holiday (per Proclamation 1695) | January 2, 2009 |
| * EDSA People Power (schools only) | Feb 23, 2009 (Proc. 1728) |
| * Maundy Thursday | April 9, 2008 |
| * Good Friday | April 10, 2009 |
| * Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataaan and Corregidor Day) |
April 6, 2009 (Monday nearest April 9) |
| * Labor Day | May 1, 2009 (Friday) |
| * Independence Day | June 12, 2009 (Friday) |
| * Cory Aquino Burial (special non-working) | August 5, 2009 (Wednesday; Proc. 1851) |
| * Ninoy Aquino Day (special non-working) | August 21, 2009 (Friday) |
| * National Heroes Day | August 31, 2009 (Monday) |
| * National day of mourning for Minister Erano Manalo | September 7, 2009 (Monday) |
| * Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) | September 21, 2009 (Monday) |
| * All Saints Day (special non-working) | November 1, 2009 (Sunday) |
| * Additional special non-working day | November 2, 2009 (Monday) |
| * Eid’l Adha – ARMM only (Proc. 1808, amended by 1808-A) |
November 27-28, 2009 (Fri-Sat) |
| * Bonifacio Day | November 30, 2009 (Monday) |
| * Additional special non-working day | December 24, 2009 (Thursday) |
| * Christmas Day | December 25, 2009 (Friday) |
| * Rizal Day | December 30, 2009 (Wednesday) |
| * Last Day of the Year (special non-working) | December 31, 2009 (Thursday) |
| * New Year’s Day | January 1, 2010 (Friday) – expected |
Click here for a summary of the 2009 long holidays. Click here for other updates on 2009 holidays, including subsequent official special non-working holidays that will be announced through proper Proclamations. Click here for the holidays of 2008. See also 2010 holidays. Or go book your vacation.
Comment by ping
October 31, 2009 ba holiday din?
Comment by Fred
Ping, we haven’t heard that October 31 was declared a holiday. It is a Saturday and since Nov 1-2 are already holidays, I don’t think October 31 will be declared a holiday.
Comment by may
sana holiday na din ang october 31
Comment by nian alcala
is October 31 declared as holiday?
Comment by elvie
bakit hindi holiday ang Oct. 31, 2009? sad naman, kasi sa gobyerno automatic na wala silang pasok pag saturday…..paano na ang mga nasa private works? hay sad talaga……
Comment by sam
somebody can check yesterday issued by malacanan proclamation 1809 – declaring oct 31, 2009 holiday too…
Comment by cai
sana nman wla ding pasok yung mga private pra nman mka uwi kmi ng maaga for the Holidays!
Comment by Jheng
what about oct.30? Someone said that PGMA declared oct as holiday also? Correct me if i’m wrong..
Comment by belle
where can I find the proclamation 1809 stating that October 31, 2009 was declared as a special non-working holiday?
Comment by Fred
So many are saying they’ve read about October 31 (or October 30 in some instances) being declared as a special holiday. I really haven’t read or seen such proclamation. Of course, I could be wrong, at meron nga talaga. As noted by belle, anyone who has a copy of the purported Proclamation 1809? Mahirap kase maniwala unless we see the document. Thanks in advance.
Comment by Iriz L. Amba
As of now, October 29, 2009, 12:20 am, there is no Proclamation 1809 included in the list of all the proclamation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. you may check this:
http://www.op.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=775&Itemid=28&limit=1&limitstart=0
Comment by piper
No proclaimation from Malacañang yet..though i don’t have my hopes that it will declared
Comment by Ms. Arle’s
How about Dec. 26 is it declared as Special non-working holiday?
Comment by iya
yup, what about dec. 26 and jan. 2 2010? are they non-working holidays??