Philippine Holidays and Long Weekends for the Year 2012

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   The Malacanang Palace has released the official list of its Regular and Special Non-Working Holidays in the Philippines for the year 2012.Therefore school officials and both in the public and private sector could have a schedule or calendar for the year.

Here is list of Philippines 2012 holidays :

1. New Year’s Day /  Bagong Taon
                       Regular Holiday on January 1                                                                            Sunday, 1 January 2012

2. Rizal Day / Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. José Rizal
                       Regular Holiday December 30 – Replaced from 30 December 2011
                       Death anniversary of Philippines National hero José Rizal               Monday, 2 January 2012

3.Chinese New Year / Araw ng Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino
                       Regular day / Tentative
                       Chinese New Year 2011 based on Lunar Calendar                         Monday, 23 January 2012

4.People Power Day
                       School holiday
                       Commemoration of the 1986 People Power Revolution                   Monday, 27 February 2012

5. Maundy Thursday / Huwebes Santo
                       Regular Holiday Thursday before Easter                                        Thursday, 5 April 2012

6. Good Friday / Biyernes Santo
                        Regular Holiday Friday before Easter                                           Friday, 6 April 2012

7. Holy Saturday / 
                        Regular day Saturday                                                                 Saturday, 7 April 2012

8. Easter Sunday / Linggo ng Pagkabuhay
                        Regular day Sunday                                                                   Sunday, 8 April 2012

9.Bataan and Corregidor Day (“Day of Valour”) / Araw ng Kagitingan
                        Regular Holiday April 9                                                                Monday, 9 April 2012

10. Labour Day / Araw ng Manggagawa
                        Regular Holiday May 1                                                                Tuesday, 1 May 2012

11. Philippine Independence Day / Araw ng Kasarinlan
                        Regular Holiday 12 June – Replaced to Monday                            Monday, 11 June 2012

12. Ninoy Aquino Day / Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino
                       Nationwide Special Holiday August 21 – Replaced to Monday         Monday, 20 August 2012

13. National Heroes’ Day / Araw ng mga Bayani
                       Regular Holiday Last Monday of August                                         Monday, 27 August 2012

14.All Saints Day / Undas/Todos los Santos
                       Special Holiday November 1                                                          Thursday, 1 November 2012

15. All Souls Day / Araw ng mga Patay
                       Special Non-working Holiday November                                          Friday, 2 November 2012

16. Bonifacio Day / Kaarawan ni Bonifacio
                       Regular Holiday November 30                                                        Monday, 3 December 2012

17. Christmas Eve
                       Regular Holiday December 24                                                        Monday, 24 December 2012

18.Christmas Day / Araw ng Pasko
                       Regular Holiday December 25                                                       Tuesday, 25 December 2012

19. Rizal Day / Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. José Rizal
                      Regular Holiday December 30 – Replaced to Monday                       Monday, 31 December 2012

20.  Last Day of the Year / Bisperas ng Bagong Taon
                      Special Nationwide Holiday December 31                                        Monday, 31 December 2012

2012 Islamic Holidays

 1. Eidul Fitr (Arabic transliteration: Eid al-Fitr) / Wakas ng Ramadan
                     Regular Holiday Varies Date
                     Eidul Fitr 2012                                                                                Monday, 20 August 2012

2. Eidul Adha (Arabic transliteration: Eid al-Adha) / Araw ng Pag-alay
                    Non-working Holiday Varies Date
                    2 days; based on Islamic calendar                                                    Friday, 26 October 2012

Reminder:

      The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall.