2011 Philippine Official Holidays

 In one of our Regular Monday Convocation, the emcee announced the official holidays for 2011 in the Philippines. As you will read later, there will be fewer  long holidays as most of the holidays fall during the weekends. President Aquino didnot move any of the holidays that falls during the weekend to the nearest Monday of Friday. We will now be expecting more work and fewer vacations for 2011. Here's the excerpt of Proclamation 84.

As per Official Gazette post, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 84 entitled DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS, AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY (FOR ALL SCHOOLS) FOR THE YEAR 2011 today.
According to the Proclamation No. 84, the Philippines 2011 holiday are categorized into three: Regular Holidays, Special Non-Working Days and Special Holiday (for all schools).
The following days will be Regular Holidays:

• New Year’s Day – January 1 (Saturday)
• Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Saturday)
• Maundy Thursday – April 21
• Good Friday – April 22
• Labor Day – May 1 (Sunday)
• Independence Day – June 12 (Sunday)
• National Heroes Day – August 29 (Last Monday of August)
• Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Wednesday)
• Christmas Day – December 25 (Sunday)
• Rizal Day – December 30 (Friday)

The following days are Special Non-Working Days:

• Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Sunday)
• All Saints Day – November 1 (Tuesday)
• Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Saturday)

And a day will be Special Holiday (for all schools):

• EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Friday)

The proclamation also have provisions for the national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha, but the exact date is still to be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar.

New Year ; New You ; New Do

2010 has  its highs and lows. A  lot of things happened. President Aquino happened. Manny Pacquiao happened. No matter how down and out Filipinos are still 2010 is a happy year. Fireworks are now heard everywhere. Tradition speaks that  we do fireworks to drive out demons and bad things. To enter 2011 in a clean slate, no hassles and hindrances.

Paul, the Apostle has this to say as we approach a new year "don't look from the past instead strain forward to what lies ahead of us." That is one of my resolutions for the year 2011. Instead of looking back, i try to focus more on what is ahead of me. Though the past is an important part in my life still i should not dwell on it.  Life is not compose only of the past but rather with present and the future.....New Year- new challenges, new perspective, a new ME and a new DO...

What is your new year's resolution?

Welcome 2011

A professor of mine sent a text message that is very much appropriate as we welcome 2011 in our midst. SHALOM is a Hebrew greeting which means that the one who greet is asking God to bestow upon a person all the good things he/she could possibly think of like: good health, success, safety, joy, abundance...So, SHALOM to all of you for 2011.

Happy New Year Everyone...