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On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 7 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reintroduced the holiday economics policy by issuing Proclamation No. 90 on November 11, 2022 which concerns the observance of public holidays for 2023. [9] This was enacted as a means to boost the domestic tourism industry which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns. [10]
The regular holidays according to Executive Order No. 292 as amended by Republic Act No. 9849 are as follows: New Year's Day – January 1; Maundy Thursday – Movable Date; Good Friday – Movable Date; Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9; Labor Day – 1 May; Independence Day – June 12; Eid'l Fitr – Movable Date; Eid'l Adha – Movable Date
On August 23, 2022, through Proclamation No. 42, the national government declares holidays and special (working/non-working) days to be observed in the country. [245] [246] The circular was later amended through Proclamation No. 90, issued on November 11, with some holidays adjusted pursuant to the holiday economics principle. [247] [248]
Our list of national holidays and observances in January 2023 goes beyond New Year's and MLK Day with fun festivities to celebrate, like National Spaghetti Day.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Administrative Code of 1987 of President Corazon Aquino designated the day as a regular holiday. [10] The date of the holiday was revised again in 2007, this time to the last Monday of August, via Republic Act No. 9492 which was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [8] [11]
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