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MALACANAN PALACE MANILA B Y T H E PRESIDENT F T H E PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATTON O . t 0 5 DECLARING H E REGULAR HOLIDAYS, PECIAL NON-WORKING) AYS, A N D SPECIAL OLIDAY FO R A L L SCHOOLS) O R T H E YEAR 2012 WHEREAS, epublic ct (RA) N o. 9492, ated July 24,2007, mended ection 26, chapter 7, Book I of Executive order (Eo) No . 292, also known as th e Administrative od e of 1987, b y declaring ertain ay s specific r movable) s special or regular olidays; WHEREAS, R A No . g4g2 provides hat holidays, xcept hose which are religious n nature, re moved o the nearest Monday nless therwise odified y aw , order r proclamation; WHEREAS, A No. 9849 provides ha t he Eidul Adha shall be celebrated s a national oliday; WHEREAS, he EDSA People Power Revolution, hich estored nd ushered political, ocial an d economic eforms n the country, eryes as an inspiration o Filipinos verywhere s a nation nd as a people; WHEREAS, n January 3,2012, h e Chinese ationals ll over he world will celebrate pring Festival, opularly nown as th e Chinese N ew Year, which s on e of th e most revered an d festive events celebrated o t only in China but also in th e Philippines y both Chinese Filipinos n d ordinary ilipinos s well; a nd t h e joint celebration s a manifestation f o ur solidarity i th ou r Chinese Filipino rethren ho have been part of our ives n many espects s a country nd as a people;2J anuary 2012 may be declared as a special non-working) ay without detriment o publit interest; WHEREAS, riday, November 012, alling etween hursday, November 2012 (All Saints Day) an d Saturday, as been raditionally eclared special non- working) ay hroughout he country; WHEREAS, o give u ll opportunity o ou r people o properly bserve l l Saints Day with all its religious ervor which nvariably equires he m to travel o and from different egions n th e country, riday, November 012, ma y be declared s a special (non-working) a y without etriment o public nterest; ffi ilffi ff i llflifr lfr ffi liirfiililfi i itritrifi l PNOYo03937

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MALACANAN PALACEMANILA

BYTHEPRESIDENTFTHEPHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATTONO. t05

DECLARINGHEREGULARHOLIDAYS, PECIALNON-WORKING)AYS,ANDSPECIAL OLIDAYFORALL SCHOOLS)ORTHEYEAR2012

WHEREAS, epublic ct (RA)No.9492, atedJuly24,2007, mended ection26, chapter 7, Book I of Executiveorder (Eo) No. 292, also known as theAdministrativeodeof 1987,bydeclaringertain ays specific r movable) sspecialor regular olidays;

WHEREAS,RA No. g4g2provides hat holidays, xcept hose which arereligiousn nature, re moved o thenearestMonday nless therwise odified y aw,order rproclamation;

WHEREAS, A No.9849provideshat he EidulAdhashallbe celebrateds anational oliday;

WHEREAS,he EDSAPeoplePowerRevolution,hich estored nd usheredpolitical, ocialand economic eforms n the country, eryesas an inspirationoFilipinosverywheres a nation

ndas apeople;

WHEREAS,n January 3,2012, heChinese ationalsll over heworldwillcelebrate pringFestival, opularly nownas the ChineseNewYear,which s oneofthe most reveredand festiveeventscelebrated ot only in Chinabut also in thePhilippinesy both ChineseFilipinos nd ordinary ilipinos s well;and the jointcelebrations a manifestationf our solidarity ithour ChineseFilipino rethren hohavebeenpartof our ives n many espects s a country nd as a people;2J anuary2012 may be declaredas a special non-working)ay withoutdetrimento publitinterest;

WHEREAS, riday, November 012,alling etween hursday, November2012(AllSaintsDay)and Saturday, as been raditionallyeclared special non-working) ay hroughouthecountry;

WHEREAS,o give ull opportunityo ourpeopleo properly bserve ll SaintsDay with all its religiouservorwhich nvariablyequireshemto travel o and fromdifferentegionsn thecountry, riday, November 012,maybe declared s a special(non-working)aywithout etrimento publicnterest;

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NOW, HEREFORE,, BENIGNO .AQUINOll,by virtue f hepowers estedin me by he Constitutions Presidentf the Philippines,o hereby eclare:

SECTION . The ollowingegular olidays nd special ays or the year2012

shallbeobservedn hecountry:A. RegularHolidays

NewYear'sDayMaundy hursdayGoodFridayArawngKagitingan

LaborDaylndependenceay

National eroesDayBonifacio ayChristmas ayRizalDay

B. Special Non-Working)ays

Chinese ewYearNinoy quinoDayAllSaints ayAdditionalpecialnon-working)ay

LastDayof heYear

C. SpecialHoliday forall schools)

EDSARevolutionnniversary February 5 (Saturday)

SECTION . Theproclamationseclaring ational olidaysor theobservanceof Eid'lFitrandEidulAdhashallhereafter e ssued fter heapproximateatesof thelslamic olidays avebeendeterminedn accordanceith he slamic alendarHijra)or the unar alendar, r upon slamic stronomicalalculations,hichevers possible

or convenient.o thisend,

he National ommissionn Muslim ilipinosNCMF) hallinformhe Office f the Presidentn whichday he holiday hall all.

SECTION3. The Department f Labor and EmploymentDOLE)shallpromulgatehe mplementinguidelinesor hisProclamation.

SECTION. ThisProclamationhalltake ffectmmediately.

SECTION . This Proclamationhallbe publishedn a newspaperf generalcirculation

- January (Sunday)- April5- April- April (Monday)

- May1 (Tuesday)- June12 Tuesday)

- August2T LastMonday f August)- November0(Friday)- December5 (Tuesday)- December0(Sunday)

January 3 (Monday)August 1 (Tuesday)November (Thursday)November(Friday)

December1(Monday)

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lN WITNESS-WHEREOF, have hereunto et my hand and caused he seal ofthe Republic f the Philippineso be affixed.

Done n heCityof Manila,his 24thLord, woThousand ndEleven.

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