If you move a historical date to another date, then such holiday has lost its meaning.
Two Mondays have been declared holidays this August.
By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No 1463, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared August 18 a special non-working holiday and the following Monday as regular holiday.
The proclamation was signed February 18, 2008.
An earlier law, Republic Act 9492 provides that holidays, except those, which are religious in nature, are moved to the nearest Monday.
August 18th is the nearest Monday to the 21st, the day the country celebrates Ninoy Aquino Day. But, by operation of law, the celebration is moved to the 18th, which in turn becomes a holiday this year.
And since the day is a special working holiday, the law mandates that workers who serve in the day get 30% of more of their daily rate. Working in excess of 8 hours, they can get 30% of the hourly rate of the day.
Meanwhile, by the same law, National Heroes Day, which ordinarily a celebrated every last Sunday of the month has been moved to August 25.
August 25 is the last Monday of August.
Two Mondays have been declared holidays this August.
By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No 1463, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared August 18 a special non-working holiday and the following Monday as regular holiday.
The proclamation was signed February 18, 2008.
An earlier law, Republic Act 9492 provides that holidays, except those, which are religious in nature, are moved to the nearest Monday.
August 18th is the nearest Monday to the 21st, the day the country celebrates Ninoy Aquino Day. But, by operation of law, the celebration is moved to the 18th, which in turn becomes a holiday this year.
And since the day is a special working holiday, the law mandates that workers who serve in the day get 30% of more of their daily rate. Working in excess of 8 hours, they can get 30% of the hourly rate of the day.
Meanwhile, by the same law, National Heroes Day, which ordinarily a celebrated every last Sunday of the month has been moved to August 25.
August 25 is the last Monday of August.
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