HOLIDAY: December 8 is Now an Official Non-working Day

Starting 2018, December 8 will be a special non-working holiday in the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the law entitled: An Act Declaring December 8 of Every Year A Special Nonworking Holiday in the Entire Country to Commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Principal Patroness of the Philippines.

By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - [1], Public Domain, Link

The Philippines, a predominantly catholic country has been celebrating major religious festivities such as Christmas and the Lenten season. But it also pays attention to other major religious sector of the Filipino section such as the Muslims and the Chinese. For Muslims, the country celebrates two Islamic festivals: the Eid'l Fitr and the Eid'l Adha. For the Chinese, the country celebrates the Chinese New Year. This new holiday comes amidst recent disagreements between the government and the Catholic religion over governmental policies.

Additional Holiday in 2018

This new Immaculate Conception holiday will add to the current list of non-working holidays in the country making the total number to 21. Here's the full list:

Regular Holidays

January 1 (Monday) - New Year's Day

March 29 - Maundy Thursday

March 30 - Good Friday

April 9 (Monday) - Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)

May 1 (Tuesday) - Labor Day

June 12 (Tuesday) - Independence Day

August 27 (Last Monday of August) - National Heroes Day

November 30 (Friday) - Bonifacio Day

December 25 (Tuessday) - Christmas Day

December 30 (Monday) - Rizal Day

Special Non-working Holidays

February 16 (Friday) - Chinese New Year

February 25 (Sunday) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary

March 31 - Black Saturday

August 21 (Tuesday) - Ninoy Aquino Day

November 1 (Thursday) - All Saints Day

November 2 (Friday) - All Souls Day

December 8 (Saturday) - Immaculate Conception Day

December 24 (Monday) - Day before Christmas Day

December 31 (Monday) - Last Day of the Year

Movable Holidays

Eid’l Fitr*

Eidul Adha*

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My dad needs a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan for his prostate problem. I did a little research on how much does it cost to have one. Well, it depends on many factors, such as which body part is to be scanned. There's also this technique called "MRI with contrast," wherein the patient will be injected with a chemical to make the scan clearer. For your information, this technique of adding contrast is known as Gadolinium Contrast Medium . It adds cost to the procedure, but with more clarity, the more you can trust the diagnosis. MRI Machine KasugaHuang , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link So, in my father's case, we had a Prostate MRI, and I assume it was without contrast since he was never injected with the "contrast" chemicals. We got it in i-Scan Healthcare Inc. here in Quezon City. The cost is 13000 Pesos . Please take note that the amount was just for the scan, and a separate professional will read the result. Some laboratories offer this service (i.e

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