Planning for your travels and gimik days this 2010? Here are the holidays in 2010 which can help you in deciding your travelling dates.

Regular Holidays

• January 1 - New Year’s Day
• April 1 - Maundy Thursday
• April 2 - Good Friday
• April 9 (Friday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
• May 1 - Labor Day
• June 14 (Monday nearest June 12) - Independence Day
• August 30 (Last Monday of August) - National Heroes’ Day
• November 29 (Monday nearest November 30) - Bonifacio Day
• December 25 (Saturday) - Christmas Day
• December 27 (Monday nearest December 30) - Rizal Day

Special (Non-Working) Days

• August 23 (Monday nearest August 21) - Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1 (Monday) - All Saints’ Day
• December 24 (Friday) - Additional Special (Non-Working) Day
• December 31 (Friday) - Last Day of the Year

Special Holiday (for all schools)

• February 22 (Monday nearest February 25) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary

National holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha will be declared after their dates are determined by the Office of Muslim Affairs.

The list of holidays is based on the Presidential Proclamation 1841 signed by the Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Based on her declaration and assuming that no further changes will be made, these are the long weekends this year:

• April 1 to 4 (Holy Week)
  April 9 to 11 (Araw ng Kagitingan)
  June 12 to 14 (Independence Day)
  August 21 to 23 (Ninoy Aquino Day)
  August 28 to 30 (National Heroes’ Day)
  October 30 to November 1 (All Saints’ Day)
  November 27 to 29 (Bonifacio Day)
  December 24 to 27 (Christmas and Rizal Day)
  December 31 to January 2, 2011 (New Year’s Day)

Since Zamboanga City observes Muslim Holidays, we will be looking forward to more free days for travelling.

You can visit the following websites for promos and travel schedules:

• Philippine Airlines
• Cebu Pacific
• SeaAir
• Zest Air
• WG&A Superferry
• Negros Navigation