Philippine Holidays for 2011

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There will be very few long weekends this year, as most of the holidays fall on a weekend. And since the current administration would not likely to implement the holiday economics, we would expect that regular and special holidays will not be moved to the nearest Monday as previously done.

As stated in Proclamation No. 84, the following regular and special holidays for the year 2011 shall be observed in the country:

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)

Special (Non-Working) Holidays:

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

Special Holiday (for all schools):

• EDSA Revolution Anniversary     February 25 (Friday)
• Eid’l Fitr and Eidul AdhaHijra will be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar.

Note that December 24th was not declared as a holiday next year.

Only at least three holidays will give the public long weekends: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; National Heroes' Day (August 29, the last Monday of August); and Rizal Day (December 30, Friday). 

For students, there will be four long weekends after the EDSA Revolution Anniversary on February 25 (Friday) has been declared a special holiday for schools. 

The public enjoyed 11 long weekends in 2010.