2010 Official Philippine Holidays: Regular and Special Non-Working

                                                     (Artwork by Rodel Tagos)

For those planning their year in advance, here are the national regular holidays and special non-working holidays for 2010, as compiled by the Diliman Diary:

New Year’s Day — 1 January 2010

EDSA People Power (All SCHOOLS Only) — 22 February 2010 (Special holiday)

Maundy Thursday — 1 April 2010

Good Friday — 2 April 2010

Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataaan and Corregidor Day) — 9 April 2010 (Friday)

Labor Day — 1 May 2010 (Saturday)

Independence Day — 14 June 2010 (Monday nearest June 12)

Ninoy Aquino Day — 23 August 2010 (Monday nearest August 21)

National Heroes Day — 30 August 2010 (Last Monday of August)

Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) — Movable date

All Saints Day — 1 November 2010 (Monday)

Additional Non-working day — 24 November 2010 (Friday)

Bonifacio Day — 29 November 2010 (Monday nearest November 30)

Christmas Day – 25 December 2010 (Saturday)

Rizal Day — 27 December 2010 (Monday nearest December 30)

Last Day of the Year — 31 December 2010 (Friday)

New Year’s Day — 1 January 2011

Not included here but with a very high probability of being declared as non-working holidays are:

Elections Day — 10 May 2010 (Monday)

Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo — 27 July 2010 (Tuesday)

Special Working Days

Quezon City Day — 12 October 2010 (Tuesday)

This list shall be updated should special holidays be declared.

(Sources: Republic Act 9492; Proclamation 1841)

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