In-update ng Malacañang ang listahan ng mga regular holidays at special non-working days para sa 2023, na nagpapahintulot sa “long weekends.”
Ang Proclamation 90, na nilagdaan ni Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin noong Nob. 11, ay nag-amyenda sa Proclamation 42 na nagdeklara ng regular holidays at special non-working days.
“There is a need to adjust these holidays pursuant to the principle of holiday economics wherein a longer weekend will help encourage domestic travel and increase tourism expenditures in the country,” the proclamation read,” ayon sa proklamasyon.
Sa ilalim ng proklamasyon, ang Enero 2, 2023, na papatak sa isang Lunes, ay magiging isang karagdagang espesyal na araw na walang pasok “bilang pagsasaalang-alang sa tradisyon ng mga Pilipino na bisitahin ang mga kamag-anak at paggugol ng oras sa kanilang mga pamilya para sa okasyong ito.”
Ang Enero 1, 2023, ay isa ng regular na holiday sa ilalim ng Proclamation 90.
Inilipat din ng Proclamation 90 ang paggunita sa Araw ng Kagitingan sa Abril 10, 2023, ang pinakamalapit na Lunes sa orihinal nitong petsa, Abril 9, 2023.
“To enable our countrymen to avail of the benefits of a longer weekend, Monday, 10 April 2023, in lieu of Sunday, 9 April 2023 may be declared as a non-working holiday, provided that the historical significance of Araw ng Kagitingan is maintained,” ayon sa proklamasyon.
Inilipat din ng proklamasyon ang paggunita sa Araw ni Bonifacio sa Nob. 27, 2023, ang pinakamalapit na Lunes sa orihinal nitong petsa, Nob. 30, 2023.
“Bonifacio Day, which is observed as a regular holiday on November 30 of each year, falls on a Thursday for the year 2023. Pursuant to RA No. [Republic Act No.] 9492, 27 November 2023 (Monday nearest November 30) may be declared as a non-working holiday while 30 November 2023 (Thursday) may be declared as a working day),” ayon pa rin sa binagong proklamasyon.
Ang RA 9492, na nilagdaan bilang batas ni dating Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ay naglipat ng regular at special holidays sa pinakamalapit na Lunes.
Regular Holidays
January 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day
April 10 (Monday nearest April 9) – Araw ng Kagitingan
April 6 – Maundy Thursday
April 7 – Good Friday
May 1 (Monday) – Labor Day
June 12 (Monday) – Independence Day
August 28 (last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
November 27 (Monday nearest November 30) – Bonifacio Day
December 25 (Monday) – Christmas Day
December 30 (Saturday) – Rizal Day
Special Non-Working Days
February 25 (Saturday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
April 8 – Black Saturday
August 21 (Monday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 (Wednesday) – All Saints’ Day
December 8 (Friday) – Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of Mary
December 31 (Sunday) – Last Day of the Year
Additional Special Non-Working Day
January 2 (Monday) – Day after New Year’s Day
November 2 (Thursday) – All Souls’ Day
“All the provisions of Proclamation No. 42, s. 2022, shall remain unchanged, valid, and existing,” the proclamation read.
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