August 20, 2007: Holiday ba?

[HIFI]

Holiday ba sa August 20, 2007, Monday?

Kindly post URLs from newspapers, or gov't website kung meron...TIA.

[170kphlang]

ano meron sa aug.20?

[vhenok]

I'm afraid its not a holiday , all holidays for 2007 have already been proclaimed late 2006 by Malacanang...

[SIZE=2]Ninoy[/SIZE][SIZE=2] Aquino Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]August 21, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Tuesday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Special [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Republic Act 9256)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]National Heroes Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]26 August, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Sunday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Regular/Legal [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]All Saints Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]01 November, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Thursday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Special [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]All Souls Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]02 November, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Friday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Special [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Proclamation No. 1211)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Bonifacio[/SIZE][SIZE=2] Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]30 November , [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Friday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Regular/Legal [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Eid[/SIZE][SIZE=2] Ul-Fitr, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]20 December, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Thursday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Regular/Legal [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Republic Act 9177 )[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Day Before Christmas, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]24 December, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Monday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Special [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Proclamation No. 1211)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Christmas Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]25 December , [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Tuesday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Regular/Legal [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Rizal[/SIZE][SIZE=2] Day, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]30 December , [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Sunday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Regular/Legal [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Last Day of the Year, [/SIZE][SIZE=2]31 December , [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Monday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Special [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Holiday[/SIZE][SIZE=2] (Executive Order 203)[/SIZE]

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So the long vacations I can see from my calendar are the All Saints day (Nov 1 Thu + Nov 2 Fri + sat/sun), Christmas (sat/sun + Dec 24 Mon + Dec 25 Tue) and New Year (sat/sun + Dec 31 Mon + Jan 1 Tue)

[HIFI]

I was hoping they move the Ninoy Aquino Day to Monday....yung holiday economics nila.

Tuesday kasi this year.

[Galactus]

^^^ This should put the issue to rest: (pero sana nga i-move to Aug. 20, para long weekend)

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Twelfth Congress

Third Regular Session

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Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand and three.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9256]

AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 21 OF EVERY YEAR AS NINOY AQUINO DAY, A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.Ninoy Aquino Day. – In order to commemorate the death anniversary of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino, Jr., August twenty-one of every year is hereby declared as the Ninoy Aquino day which shall be a national nonworking holiday.

SEC. 2. Edsa Commission. – The EDSA Commission created pursuant to Executive Order NO. 82 (s. 1999) shall plan and implement appropriate ceremonies for the observance of the Ninoy Aquino Day.

SEC. 2. Funding. – The operations of the EDSA Commission shall be funded from the Budget of the Office of the President and from private donations. Funds accruing to and expenses made by the EDSA Commission shall be subject to the usual accounting rules and procedures.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations and any part thereof inconsistent, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Separability Clause. – if any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, all other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.)FRANKLIN M. DRILON (Sgd.)JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate bill No. 2636 and House Bill No. 6240, was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on November 19, 2003 and January 26, 2004, respectively.

(Sgd.)OSCAR G. YABES (Sgd.)ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: Feb 25 2004

(Sgd.)GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

[boybi]

According to this thread, August 20 will be a non-working holiday.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40329

[antiglenn]

yup ano ba meron sa august 20?

[oldblue]

P500 day

[CVT]

^ Duty allowance?.....

3303:shocked:

[_Qwerty_]

wala naman sa listahan nang DOLE yang Aug. 21

Listing of Regular Holidays / Special Non-Working and Working Holidays for 2007

New Year's Day January 1
Maundy Thursday April 5
Good Friday April 6
Black Saturday - Special (non-working) Day April 7
Araw ng Kagitingan April 9
Labor Day May 1
Independence Day (Working day) June 12
Non-working Holiday June 11 (Monday)
All Saints' Day November 1
Special (non-working) Day November 2
Bonifacio Day November 30
Special (non-working) Day December 24
Christmas Day December 25
National mourning in honor of Dr. Jose Rizal and other victims of the Philippine Revolution December 30