Philippine Holidays 2011 (Updated)

The list of Philippine Holidays for 2011 has recently been updated by the Palace after the President signed Proclamation No. 234 declaring August 30 as the Eid'l Fitr holiday for this year.

Here's how the list looks like now:

January 1, Saturday – New Year’s Day (RH)

April 9, Saturday – Araw ng Kagitingan (RH)

April 21 – Maundy Thursday (RH)

April 22 – Good Friday (RH)

May 1, Sunday – Labor Day (RH)

June 12, Sunday – Independence Day (RH)

June 20, Monday – 150^th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal (SnD, as per Proclamation No. 154, s. 2011)

August 21, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Day (SnD, as per Republic Act No. 9256, s. 2004)

August 29, Monday – National Heroes Day (RH)

August 30, Tuesday – Eid’l Fitr (RH, as per Proclamation No. 234, s. 2011)

November 1, Tuesday – All Saints Day (SnD)

November 30, Wednesday – Bonifacio Day (RH)

December 25, Sunday – Christmas Day (RH)

December 30, Friday – Rizal Day (RH)

December 31, Saturday – Last Day of the Year (SnD)

The list above contains nationwide regular holidays (RH) and special non-working days (SnD) for this year. The list was taken from the Official Gazette.

2011 Philippine Holidays

As outlined in Proclamation No. 84, here is the list of Philippine Official Public Holidays for 2011 which was released by the Malacanang and signed by President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III:

A. 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)

B. Special (Non-Working) Days

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

C. Special Holiday (for all schools)

• EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Friday)

The Islamic holidays Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha observance shall be determined according to the Islamic or lunar calendar. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall determine their dates.

On the other hand, The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is tasked to promulgate the implementing guidelines for this Proclamation, the proclamation stated.