MALACANAN PALACE

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BY THEPRESIDENT THEPHILIPPINES OF PROCLAMATTON t05 NO. DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS, (NON-WORKING) SPECIAL DAYS,AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY (FORALL SCHOOLS) FORTHEYEAR2012 WHEREAS, Republic (RA)No. 9492, Act datedJuly24,2007,amended Section 26, chapter 7, Book I of Executiveorder (Eo) No. 292, also known as the Administrative Codeof 1987,by declaring certain days(specific movable) special or as or regular holidays; WHEREAS,RA No. g4g2 providesthat holidays,except those which are religious nature, movedto the nearest in are Monday unless otherwise modified law, by order proclamation; or WHEREAS, No. 9849provides the EidulAdhashallbe celebrated a RA that as national holiday; WHEREAS, EDSAPeoplePowerRevolution, the whichrestored and ushered political, social and economicreformsin the country,seryes as an inspiration to everywhere a nation Filipinos as andas a people; WHEREAS, January on 23,2012,the Chinese nationals overthe worldwill all celebrate SpringFestival, popularly knownas the Chinese New Year,whichis one of the most reveredand festiveeventscelebrated only in China but also in the not Philippines both ChineseFilipinos by and ordinary Filipinos well; and the joint as is celebration a manifestation our solidarity of with our ChineseFilipino brethren who havebeenpartof our livesin manyrespects a country as and as a people;2JJanuary 2012 may be declaredas a special(non-working) withoutdetriment publit day to interest; WHEREAS, Friday, November 2 2012, falling between Thursday, November 1 (All SaintsDay) and Saturday, 2012 has beentraditionally declareda special(nonworking) throughout country; day the WHEREAS, give full opportunity our people properly to to to observe Saints All Day with all its religious fervorwhich invariably requires them to travelto and from different regions the country, in Friday, November 2 2012, maybe declared a special as (non-working) without day detriment public to interest;

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NOW, THEREFORE,BENIGNO AQUINO by virtue the powers l, S. lll, of vested in me by the Constitution President the Philippines, hereby as of do declare: SECTION The following 1. regular holidays special and daysfor the year2012 in shallbe observed the country: A. Holidays Regular January (Sunday) 1 April5 April6 April9 (Monday) May1 (Tuesday) June12 (Tuesday) August2T(LastMonday August) of November (Friday) 30 December (Tuesday) 25 December (Sunday) 30

NewYear'sDay Thursday Maundy GoodFriday Arawng Kagitingan Labor Day Day lndependence Day Heroes National Day Bonifacio Day Christmas RizalDay B. (Non-Working) Special Days

NewYear Chinese Aquino Day Ninoy Day All Saints (non-working) special Additional day LastDayof the Year C. Special Holiday(for all schools)

January (Monday) 23 August (Tuesday) 21 November (Thursday) 1 November (Friday) 2 December (Monday) 31

Anniversary EDSARevolution

February (Saturday) 25

SECTION The proclamations 2. declaring national holidays the observance for of Eid'lFitrand EidulAdhashallhereafter issued be afterthe approximate datesof the holidays havebeendetermined accordance the lslamic lslamic in with (Hijra) calendar or or the lunarcalendar, uponlslamic astronomical calculations, whichever possible is To or convenient. thisend,the National (NCMF) Commission Muslim on Filipinos shall the of inform Office the President whichdaythe holiday on shallfall. SECTION3. The Department Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall of promulgate implementing guidelines thisProclamation. the for 4. SECTION ThisProclamation shalltake effect immediately. SECTION This Proclamation be published a newspaper general 5. shall in of circulation
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lN WITNESS-WHEREOF, have hereuntoset my hand and I causedthe seal of the Republic the Philippines be affixed. of to

Donein the Cityof Manila, this 24th Lord, TwoThousand Eleven. and

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