Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 50)
The purpose of Proclamation No. 50 is to declare the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2017 in the Philippines.
Republic Act No. 9422, dated July 24, 2007, amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987) to declare certain days as holidays.
RA No. 9492 provides that holidays, except those which are religious in nature, are moved to the nearest Monday unless otherwise modified by law, order, or proclamation.
RA No. 9849 established Eidul Adha as a national holiday.
Regular holidays for 2017 include: New Year's Day (1 January), Araw ng Kagitingan (9 April), Maundy Thursday (13 April), Good Friday (14 April), Labor Day (1 May), Independence Day (12 June), National Heroes Day (28 August), Bonifacio Day (30 November), Christmas Day (25 December), and Rizal Day (30 December).
Special (non-working) days include: Chinese New Year (28 January), EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary (25 February), Black Saturday (15 April), Ninoy Aquino Day (21 August), All Saints Day (1 November), Last Day of the Year (31 December), and an additional special non-working day on 31 October.
The NCMF is tasked to inform the Office of the President of the actual dates on which Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha holidays shall fall, based on the Islamic calendar or astronomical calculations.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall promulgate the implementing guidelines for this proclamation.
The proclamation takes effect immediately upon issuance.
Declaring October 31 as an additional special non-working day aims to strengthen family ties by providing more time for All Saints' Day commemorative activities and to promote domestic tourism.