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May 3 is a non-working holiday

Master — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:06:33 +0000

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed today Proclamation No. 2043 declaring May 3, 2010 as a regular holiday. The proclamation is in accordance to the holiday economics policy of the Arroyo administration, since May 1 (Labor Day) falls on a Saturday, the next Monday immediately following it will be a holiday.

Last year, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation No. 1841 declaring the Philippine Holiday Schedule for 2010.

PDEA Burned 600,000 Marijuana Trees in Northern Luzon

Master — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:13:05 +0000

Police and operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency raided a 25 hectare Marijuana plantation in Northern Luzon, this weed farmland is located Sitio Banga-banga along the border of Quezon town in Isabela and Tabuk, Kalinga.

Operation “Farmville” was a result of a month-long surveillance conducted by the PDEA and the cordillera police from a tip of residents in the area.

The raiding team was composed of elements from the Regional Mobile Groups (RMG) of the Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Groups (CIDG) of Isabela, Cagayan and Kalinga.

Authorities burned about 600,000 trees that was planted on the area, PDEA estimated the contraband with a street value of 1 billion pesos.

Air Force Plane Crashed in Cotobato City

Master — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:52:53 +0000

A Philippine Air Force plane crashed in a residential area in Cotobato City killing all 8 passengers and a civilian. The ill-fated Nomad plane crashed in at least 3 houses in Virgo Subdivision, Purok 7, Rosary Heights 9, Cotobato City minutes after taking off earlier today from the Awang Airport in Cotobato City.

Maj. Gen. Mario Butch Lacson, commander of the Air Force's 3rd Air Division was the highest-ranking official among the military fatalities.

Also died in the crash were pilots Capt. Genaro Gaylord Ordonio and 1st Lt. Angelica Valdez. The other passengers of the military aircraft were Maj. Prisco Tacuboy, Lt. Alexander Ian Lipait and Staff Sergeants Ronaldo Mejia, Ianne Christy Marose Llamera and Jeffrey Gozon. The civilian casualty was identified as Inday Mondrano, a visitor in one of the house where the Nomad Plane crashed.

PAF will be investigating on the cause of the crash, investigators will be looking on three factors that might have cause a plane to crash: human error, environmental conditions, and material factor.

Philippine Holiday Schedule for 2010

Master — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:36:17 +0000

Based on Proclamation no. 1841 (DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS, AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY (FOR ALL SCHOOLS) FOR THE YEAR 2010) signed by the President, Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo on July 21, 2009, here is the schedule of holidays for the year 2010:

A. Regular Holidays

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

B. Special (Non-Working) Days

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

C. Special Holiday (for all schools)

EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 22 (Monday nearest February 25)

The observance of two (2) Islamic Holidays, Eid Al-Fitr (calculated to fall on September 10) and Eid Al-Adha (calculated to be observed on November 16) will be determined in accordance to the Islamic calendar (Hijra). An additional non-working holiday for the National Election which will be on May 10, 2010 (second Monday of May) is yet to be announced.