Yet Another Holiday Adjustment… Only In The Philippines. So, what did I do?

Last Monday, August 18, 2008, was declared holiday here in the Philippines…. so as today, August 25, 2008. It was Ninoy Aquino Day and National Heroes Day respectively but these days where adjusted by the government and declared it holiday during the mentioned dates instead of its original — August 21,2008 (Ninoy Aquino Day) and August 31, 2008 (National Heroes Day). With National Heroes Day, it was always celebrated during the last Sunday of August. It’s just weird that holidays are adjusted… the main reason of Ms. Arroyo, the Philippine President, is that it would give Filipino people a longer weekend to spend with our families and perhaps that’s one good suggestion. On the other hand, the true spirit of the dedicated dates to celebrate it is disoriented. That’s what I see. That’s my personal point of view…

It was last year, if I remember it right, where she started to adjust National Holidays to either Friday or Monday of the week, whichever she prefers. Hehe.. Read more…