Topic: Republic Act 9492: Holiday Economics Law

[hippo]

Holiday economics now a law

Inquirer

Posted date: July 25, 2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Holiday economics, or the practice of shifting holiday observances, is now official government policy after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act 9492 into law.

The law, “an act rationalizing the celebration of holidays,” mandates that most holidays, except those with religious significance, will be shifted to the nearest Monday, said Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita who announced the new law Wednesday.

Thus, next month, Ninoy Aquino Day, which celebrates the martyred anti-Marcos opposition leader, normally celebrated on August 21, a Tuesday, will shift to the preceding Monday, August 20.

National Heroes’ Day, celebrated on August 31, will be observed every last Monday of August, which this year falls on August 27.

“Therefore, we have two long weekends for the month of August,” said Ermita.

The “moveable days” are Bataan Day (April 9), Labor Day (1 May), Independence Day (June 12), National Heroes Day (August 31), Bonifacio Day (November 30) and Rizal Day (December 30).

Thus, if Independence Day, June 12, falls on a weekend, it will be celebrated on the following Monday. The same principle applies if June 12 falls on any day except Monday.

Exempted from holiday economics -- that is, holidays that will be observed on the date on which they fall -- are Christmas Day (December 25), New Year’s Eve (December 31), New Year’s Day (January 1), Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Eid’l Fitre (October 13) and All Saints Day (November 1).

Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=78742

[Jann Frost]

wala ng saysay ang mga ipinaglaban sa mga araw na yan at mga karapatan. tana, gumawa pa ng holiday kung iaasog lng naman ng isang siraulong presidente. ang isang history ay di kailanman nababago. kalokohan. 

[Master Dave]

pabor yan sa mga taga-probinsya na nagttrabaho sa maynila.. 

[hippo]

That's why it's precisely called holiday economics. Kasi maraming kumpanya ang gumagamit ng equipment na magastos i-start paandarin, such as URC, Unilever, and other companies na may mga manufacturing plants. Now, kung kunwaring ang isang holiday ay matatapat sa, sabihin nating Miyerkules, kelangang i-start ang equipment dalawang beses sa isang linggo, isa sa Lunes at isa sa Huwebes, pagkatapos ng holiday. Sa pagkakataong ito, nagkakaroon ng tinatawag na extra expenses ang mga kumpanyang ito at imbis na tumaas pa sana ang profit margins nila para sa ikagaganda ng ating ekonomiya, ay bumababa ito dahil sa mga ganitong klaseng expenditures. Ito siguro ang naisip ng ating Kongreso* kaya ipinasa nila ang batas na ito.

* - Ang Republic Acts ay mga batas na ang Kongreso ang gumagawa, hindi ang Pangulo. Nakasaad ito sa ating Konstitusyon. Ang ginawa lang ng Pangulo ay pirmahan ang bill na galing sa Kongreso upang maging ganap na Republic Act ito. Kung ayaw naman ng Pangulo ang bill na ibinigay ng Kongreso, pupuwede pa rin namang maging batas ang bill sa pamamagitan ng two-thirds vote ng Kongreso upang iratipika ang bill na ito.

[Bloody Red]

Sana ganito nalang, if a holiday falls on a wednesday, holiday din ang monday and tuesday... diba mas ok?

[Rockford]

Sana ganito nalang, if a holiday falls on a wednesday, holiday din ang monday and tuesday... diba mas ok?

sasaya mga estudyante nyan........puno na naman mga sinehan, malls at mga..........hehehehehehehe


 

[espiya123]

panyero, mali ata ung title mo sa nakalagay sa laman nito? edit mo naman. RA 9242 ung title, pero RA 9492 ung sa laman. ang totoo jan ung RA 9492. salamat sa info.

[pekpekto]

ang downside nito... nawawalan ng "value" yung actual date ng "history"...in turn pati yung value nung event na yun nawawala na rin....

[hippo]

panyero, mali ata ung title mo sa nakalagay sa laman nito? edit mo naman. RA 9242 ung title, pero RA 9492 ung sa laman. ang totoo jan ung RA 9492. salamat sa info.

Thanks for the correction bro. 

[touchdown06]

ala namang bearing yan sa majority na pilipino kung iurong o hindi!

[arteneow]

this should be abolisheD

[123kid123]

What difference does it make? Seriously, don't talk about spirit of national holidays. No one gives shit anymore. Face it.

[Kal-El]

ang downside nito... nawawalan ng "value" yung actual date ng "history"...in turn pati yung value nung event na yun nawawala na rin....

Bakit naman mawawalan ng "value" yung actual date ng history? The only thing that's being moved are the days in which people are not going to work, and not THE holiday itself. Example, Labor Day will still be May 1 no matter what, there is no changing that. But to benefit everyone, if it falls on an odd day, the day of "no work" will be moved. The RA didn't say that the Labor Day on May 1, 2008 will now be officially May 2, 2008 for 2008. It only says that since Labor Day falls on a Thursday, people will rather have their holiday off on the day after, which is a Friday, thus giving everyone a 3-day weekend. This is actually patterned after the holiday economics of the US.

But let me ask you. Seriously, do you personally REALLY celebrate the country's holidays the way it was meant to be celebrated to even question the loss of value (which I doubt that there's any) that you claim that this RA has brought to our national holidays? 

[ils411]

Sana ganito nalang, if a holiday falls on a wednesday, holiday din ang monday and tuesday... diba mas ok?

sasaya mga estudyante nyan........puno na naman mga sinehan, malls at mga..........hehehehehehehe


 

sana joke lang ito. did you ever consider kung ano magiging effect ng ganito sa mga no-work no pay employees? ung mga pinasasahod ng arawan?

may mga kompanya na hinde nga ngpapapasok pag holiday kse ayaw nila gumastos ng masmalaki. kawawa naman ung mga daily paid na kababayan natin.

napaka makasarili ang ganitong pagiisip.

[Zuproc]

Parepareho lang naman yan. Ke tuesday thurs. oh monday pa yan, wala paring pasok.