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Palace adjusts 2023 holidays, special non-working days
Palace adjusts 2023 holidays, special non-working days
Job Manahan,
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 16, 2022 12:30 PM PHT
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Updated Nov 17, 2022 12:32 AM PHT
People visit the Kartilya ng Katipunan shrine as the local government of Manila launched its Christmas decorations around the city on November 15, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday issued a new proclamation revising the list of regular holidays and added a special non-working day for next year.
In signing Proclamation No. 90, Marcos said there was a need to follow the principle of economics by implementing a longer weekend which "will help encourage domestic travel and increase tourism expenditures in the country."
REVISED LIST: 2023 holidays
REGULAR HOLIDAYS
Jan. 1 (Sunday) - New Year's Day
April 10 (Monday nearest April 9) - Araw ng Kagitingan
April 6 - Maundy Thursday
April 7 - Good Friday
May 1 (Monday) - Labor Day
June 12 (Monday) - Independence Day
Aug. 28 (Last Monday of August) - National Heroes Day
Nov. 27 (Monday nearest Nov. 30) - Bonifacio Day
Dec. 25 (Monday) - Christmas Day
Dec. 30 - Rizal Day
SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS
Feb. 25 - EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
April 8 - Black Saturday
Aug. 21 (Monday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
Nov. 1 (Wednesday) - All Saints' Day
Dec. 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Dec. 31- Last day of the year
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY
Nov. 2 (Thursday)
Jan. 2 (Monday)
The President set Jan. 2 as an additional special non-working day in consideration of Filipinos visiting their relatives on New Year's celebration and to help them spend time with their family.
Nov. 30, the annual date of observation for Bonifacio Day, may still be declared a working day, Marcos said.
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Marcos said all other provisions of Proclamation No. 42 series of 2022 will still be in effect.
Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr, president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines, said the number of non-working holidays in the country should be reduced as companies and workers who live on daily wages are greatly affected by these.
He claimed some holidays are politically motivated while others are not even known by some Filipinos.
"Sana ang ibang mga holiday gawin na lamang regional," he suggested. "Sana gawing working ang ibang holiday sa bansa."
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