August 29 - 30, 2011 Declared as Non-Working Holidays

Malacañang Palace officially announced the August 29 (Monday) and August 30 (Tuesday) as Non-working holidays in relation with the upcoming celebration of the National Heroes' Day and in respect to the Muslim traditions specifically the end of Ramadan.

Section 2 of Proclamation 84 states that the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of end of Ramadan "shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall."

Meanwhile, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte clarified using Twitter that August 27 (Saturday) has not been declared a holiday.

Happy 4-day long weekend guys!