Five-day holiday during the Lent
It’s not going to be just four, but five days in the long Holy Week holiday next week.
The three contiguous national holidays for April are as follows:
April 5, 2012 – Maundy Thursday
April 6, 2012 – Good Friday
April 9, 2012 (Monday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
Proclamation No. 295 has said the following regular holidays and special days for the year 2012 shall be observed in the country:
| A. Regular Holidays | ||
| New Year’s Day Maundy Thursday Good Friday Araw ng Kagitingan |
January 1 (Sunday) April 5 April 6 April 9 (Monday) |
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| Labor Day Independence Day National Heroes Day Bonifacio Day Christmas Day Rizal Day |
May 1 (Tuesday) June 12 (Tuesday) August 27 (Last Monday of August) November 30 (Friday) December 25 (Tuesday) December 30 (Sunday) |
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| B. Special (Non-Working) Days | ||
| Chinese New Year Ninoy Aquino Day All Saints Day Additional special (non-working) day Last Day of the Year |
January 23 (Monday) August 21 (Tuesday) November 1 (Thursday) November 2 (Friday) December 31 (Monday |
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| C. Special Holiday (for all schools) | ||
| EDSA Revolution Anniversary | February 25 (Saturday) | |
