January 04, 2016

Schedule of Holidays in 2016

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  • In charge of planning the perfect holiday getaway in the family? This coming 2016, you might want to mark your calendars for the long weekends. By virtue of Proclamation No. 1105 signed by President Benigno Aquino III, there will be six long weekends, with holidays falling either on a Monday or Friday. Holidays are categorized into regular holidays (fixed dates) and special non-working days.

    According to the Official Gazette, the following dates are the holidays for 2016:

    January 1 – New Year’s Day

    January 2 – Additional non-working holiday

    February 8 – Chinese New Year

    February 25 – EDSA People Power Revolution

    March 24 – Maundy Thursday

    March 25 – Good Friday

    March 26 – Black Saturday

    April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan

    May 1 – Labor Day

    June 12 – Independence Day

    August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day

    August 29 – National Heroes Day

    October 31 – Additional special non-working day

    November 1 – All Saints Day

    November 30 – Bonifacio Day

    December 24 – Additional special non-working day

    December 25 – Christmas Day

    December 30 – Rizal Day

    December 31 – Additional special non-working day

    If not in a holiday mood, employees can work on certain dates and earn double during regular holidays and a daily rate multiplied by 1.3 on special non-working days.

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    Article by Arvee Gomez

               
               
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