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In case you missed it, there would be two upcoming long weekends, one is at the end of the current week and the other would be the end of next week. From previous announcement, October 26 (Friday) has been declared as a Regular national holiday in celebration of Eidul Adha , a Muslim festival. In the following week, November 1 and 2 , which are annual holidays, All Saints Day and All Souls Day  holidays respectively, happened to be on Thursday and Friday. This will be a four-day weekend off from work and school. With these holidays ahead , what are you planning to do? Please share them by commenting. See also: List of 2012 Philippine Holidays

Malacañang Palace, the residence of the Philippine president, from the other side of the Pasig River (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Malacanang Palace declares October 26, 2012 (Friday) as a regular national holiday in celebration of the Muslim Festival Eidul Adha. The declaration was made via Proclamation No. 488. There will be no classes and work during the said day. For those employees who will be required by their employers to report on that day shall receive extra compensation as directed by the labor law.

Two days after the news of Dolphy's death broke out, President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III declares Friday, July 13, 2012 as a national day of remembrance in honor of the late comedy king. In statement, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte says that "The President issued the proclamation in recognition of how the nation deeply feels the passing of Dolphy. In the proclamation, the President cited Dolphy as a man who will live on in Philippine cultural history—and in the hearts of many of his countrymen." English: Dolphy, Filipino actor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Shed also added that the proclamation aims to encourage the Filipinos to reflect on Dolphy's contributions to art and artistry, his personal kindness and generosity, and deep patriotism. A working day tomorrow Proclamation 433 that declares the national day of remembrance for Dolphy doesn't mention that tomorrow will be a non-working holiday. With that, regular wor...

Image via Wikipedia Malacañang Palace released today  Proclamation No.295 declaring the regular, special (non-working) and special holidays for year 2012 . The full list is shown below: A. Regular Holiday New Year’s Day- January 1 (Sunday) Maundy Thursday - April 5 Good Friday- April 6 Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Monday) Labor Day- May 1 (Tuesday) Independence Day - June 12 (Tuesday) National Heroes Day - August 27 (Last Monday of August) Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Friday) Christmas Day - December 25 (Tuesday) Rizal Day - December 30 (Sunday) B. Special (Non-Working) Holidays Chinese New Year - January 23 (Monday) Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Tuesday) All Saints Day - November 1 (Thursday) November 2 (Friday) - Additional special (non-working) holiday Last Day of the Year  - December 31 (Monday) C. Special Holiday...