Maybe you’ve already made plans for the long weekend from November 27 – 30, right after you’ve heard about the happy news that Malacanang declared November 27-28, 2009 as national holidays, to commemorate the Islam feast Eid’l Adha. This was contained in Proclamation 1808. (more…)
You may have known by now that February 23, 2009 had been declared as a national special holiday — but only for schools, both public and private. This means a regular two-day weekend for the rest of us. A big disappointment for those who are anticipating another long weekend. (more…)
Corregidor Island is near Manila, just 48 kilometers west of the Philippines’ capital. Shaped like a tadpole, it’s 3 miles long and 1 ½ miles at its widest point. Yet, I would surmise that not a majority of Filipinos have seen this historic island. The difficulty in setting foot on Corregidor, while based on reasons other than economic, was experienced by the Japanese forces during the Second World War. Corregidor, the last to fall before the surrender to the Japanese, was heavily armed and fortified. It’s also one of the most heavily bombed islands on earth during the war. (more…)
Hold on to your wallets, pare. Long weekends, which is a milder way of saying “more expenses for long vacations”, are already known. We now have the official list of 2009 regular and special non-working national holidays after the President issued Proclamation 1699. (more…)
A street party erupts every third Sunday of January. The annual Sinulog dance ritual is part of the celebrations to honor of the miraculous Santo Niño. Looking back, it’s quite unfortunate that in more than four years of staying in Cebu, I imbibed the mardi gras spirit only once. (more…)
Update: I’ll be damned. Just a few hours from writing this entry and we’re updating it to confirm that January 2, 2009 was just declared as an additional special non-working holiday (Proclamation 1695). You could proceed to read the full update (click here) or still read the rest of the post below. (more…)
I hate to sound like the Grinch, but there are reasons why we’re going to talk about not-so-pleasant things related to the Christmas celebrations. There’s no guarantee that these reasons are good. First, it seems that most would discuss what they love about Christmas, so maybe a change of perspective won’t hurt. Second, this is for fun. Since you’re invited to share what you hate about Christmas (please use the comment section below), you can’t really complain, can you? Here goes . . . (more…)
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): (more…)
I just remembered that there are two long weekends this coming August, as reflected in the list of National Regular and Special Holidays for 2008 in the Philippines. The declared holidays are: Ninoy Aquino Day (18 August 2008, which means that August 17-18 is a long weekend) and National Heroes Day (25 August 2008, which means that August 23-25 is another long weekend). (more…)
