Happy New Year! Welcome 2014 and plan ahead for the 2014 holidays!

Welcome 2014

Another year has ended and we welcome a new 2014!  We are always looking forward to a bigger and better year for all of us.  We reach our goals to be more successful in life, but of course in line with our hard work, we must never forget to relax, take a break to let some steam off and recharge.

So here are the Holidays for 2014, so you may plan your trips ahead and make the most of what the year has in store for us.

January 1, 2014, Wednesday – New Year’s Day (Regular Holiday)

January 31, 2014, Friday – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day)

February 25, 2014, Tuesday – EDSA Revolution anniversary (Holiday for all schools)

April 9, 2014, Wednesday – Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular Holiday)

April 17, 2014 – Maundy Thursday (Regular Holiday)

April 18, 2014 – Good Friday (Regular Holiday)

April 19, 2014 – Black Saturday (Special non-working day)

May 1, 2014, Thursday – Labor Day (Regular Holiday)

June 12, 2014, Thursday – Independence Day (Regular Holiday)

August 21, 2014, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day)

August 25, 2014, Monday – National Heroes Day (Regular Holiday)

November 1, 2014, Saturday – All Saints Day (Special non-working day)

November 30, 2014, Sunday – Bonifacio Day (Regular Holiday)

December 24, 2014, Wednesday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)

December 25, 2014, Thursday – Christmas Day (Regular Holiday)

December 26, 2014, Friday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)

December 30, 2014, Tuesday – Rizal Day (Regular Holiday)

December 31, 2014, Wednesday – Last day of the year (Special non-working day)

*Separate proclamations will be issued for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha, which will be sometime in October =)

Do take note of the coming year-end schedule of holidays, it will be another long long holiday season for all us, so with that, I hope this schedule could guide you to schedule your leaves properly and make the most of family time.  Again, Happy New Year!

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Holidays 2014!

Holidays 2014!

It's almost the end of the year, other than looking forward to a great Christmas Season and a New Year Celebration, we always look forward to the new year ahead, and guess what, I'm sure you are more interested to the fact that next year's Holiday season is already signed, and confirmed.

So what are these most sought after dates?  When is Holy Week in 2014?

President Aquino has signed Proclamation 655 outlining the regular holidays, special non-working holidays and special holidays in 2014.  One of the holidays included in 2014 is Chinese New Year, January 31, 2014, a Friday.  It was declared a special non-working day. 

The proclamation listed a total of 10 regular holidays, 7 special non-working days and one special holiday for all schools.

The regular holidays for 2014 are: 

New Year's Day - January 1 (Wednesday)
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Wednesday)
Maundy Thursday - April 17
Good Friday - April 18
Labor Day - May 1 (Thursday)
Independence Day - June 12 (Thursday)
National Heroes Day - August 25 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Sunday)
Christmas Day - December 25 (Thursday)
Rizal Day - December 30 (Tuesday)

Special non-working days

Chinese New Year - January 31 (Friday)
Black Saturday - April 19
Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Thursday)
All Saints Day - November 1 (Saturday)
Additional special non working days - December 24 (Wednesday) and December 26 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Wednesday)

Special Holiday for all schools 

EDSA Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Tuesday)

Holidays to be announced

Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha

So now you got these dates ready, plan your vacation ahead and let's all have a fruitful 2014.

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