REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9492
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26, CHAPTER 7, BOOK I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, as amended, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 26, Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days. – (1) Unless otherwise modified by law, and or proclamation, the following regular holidays and special days shall be observed in the country:
a. Regular Holidays
New year’s Day – January 1
Maundy Thursday – Movable date
Good Friday – Movable date
Eidul Fitr – Movable date
Araw ng Kagitingan – Monday nearest April 9
(Bataaan and Corregidor Day)
Labor Day – Monday nearest May 1
Independence Day – Monday nearest June 12
National Heroes Day – Last Monday of August
Bonifacio Day – Monday nearest November 30
Christmas Day – December 25
Rizal Day – Monday nearest December 30
b) Nationwide Special Holidays:
Ninoy Aquino Day – Monday nearest August 21
All Saints Day – November 1
Last Day of the Year – December 31
3. In the event the holiday falls on a Wednesday, the holiday will be observed on the Monday of the week. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on the Monday that follows:
Provided, That for movable holidays, the President shall issue a proclamation, at least six months prior to the holiday concerned, the specific date that shall be declared as a nonworking day:
Provided, however, The Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.”
SEC. 2. All laws, orders, presidential issuances, rules and regulations or part thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: July 25, 2007
September 7th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
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September 7th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
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November 23rd, 2010 at 7:32 pm
sir/madam:
good day
isa po akong empleyado sa isang kumpanya, ngunit agency ang may hawak sa akin..
itong nakaraang november 1, 2010 ay walang kaming pasok
sa kadahilanang isa itong holiday.
tanong ko lang po? ang hindi pag pagpasok sa araw na yun ay may bayad po ba? dinirekla naman ng kumpanya na walang pasok.
pero pag tingin q sa payslip ko.
ang araw na yun (nov. 1) ay hindi po binayran.
humihingi po sana ako ng opinyo o payo.
pa send po sa email (eroinangel@yahoo.com) ko ang inyo pong opinyo..
salamat po.
July 24th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
[...] Republic Act No. (“R.A.”) 9492 was passed in 2007, reflecting the practice of moving certain holidays to Monday. The practice, dubbed as “holiday economics”, was meant to benefit the economy, as people are expected to travel and spend more in vacations during the long weekends. [...]