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2009 Philippines Special Non-Working Days (Holidays)

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Aside from the Philippines' Regular Holidays, special non-working days are regularly declare by the president to make way for some Religious and Cultural occassions to  be celebrated in the Philippines. For 2009, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared these special non-working days on top of the Regular Holidays:


August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 - All Saints Day
November 2 - Nearest Monday for November 1)
December 24 - Day before Christmas
December 31 - Last day of the year
                         - Eid'l Fitr (Movable date)



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Philippines' Regular Holidays

Written by Admin on 12:52 AM

Usually, these dates are celebrated on the dates as they fall but lately, the president moved some movable occassions on the nearest mondays to promote local travel/tourism.

April 9 - Maundy Thursday  (Movable)
April 10 - Good Friday  (Movable)
April 6 - Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1 - Labor Day
June 12 - Independence Day
August 30 - National Heroes Day (Movable, Last Sunday of August)
November 30 - Bonifacio Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 30 - Rizal Day

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Boracay is an island, part of Aklan province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is a premier tourist destination mainly because of its very fine white beaches with wide arrays of spas and resorts to choose from. Tourist can choose to stay on resorts per location-station. Boracay stations basically groups how trourists are accomodated. Station 3 is where you book for the cheaper lodgings, Station 2 is for those who enjoy the close proximity of the bars, and Station 1 is usually for the more exclusive resorts for the upscale visitors.

If you want to add a little fun on your vacation, you can try the many outdoor activities in Boracay like Kiteboarding, Skimboarding, windsurfing and a lot more...

Choose from our listed lodgings and activities where you feel most at peace during you stay in Boracay