MANILA, Philippines - Got vacation plans next year? Maybe you can schedule them around the 6 long weekends for 2012 based on the official list of regular holidays and special (non-working) days from Malacañang.

The first long weekend will be on January 21-23 after Malacañang declared January 23, Chinese New Year, a special non-working day.

The next long weekend will be during Holy Week, lasting 5 days from April 5-9.

April 5 (Holy Thursday) and 6 (Good Friday) are regular holidays. These are followed by a weekend, April 7-8, while April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan) is also a holiday.

The next long weekend will be on August 25-27. August 27, National Heroes' Day, is a regular holiday.

There is a four-day weekend at the start of November after Malacañang declared November 1 (All Saints' Day) and November 2 (All Souls' Day) as special non-working days.

At the end of November, there will be another long weekend after Bonifacio Day, November 30, was declared a regular holiday. November 30 falls on a Friday.

Finally, the last long weekend for next year will be on December 29-31, with December 31 a non-working day.

There are 4 holidays that fall on a Tuesday: May 1 (Labor Day), June 12 (Independence Day), August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day) and December 25 (Christmas).

Proclamation No. 295 also states that Malacañang will declare holidays for the observance of Eid'l Fitr and Eidul Adha after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar.

Eid'l Fitr is expected to be on or around August 19, 2012 (Sunday) while Eidul Adha will fall on or around October 26, 2012 (Friday).

Regular Holidays for 2012
   
New Year’s Day            January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday        April 5
Good Friday            April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan         April 9 (Monday)3
Labor Day                May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day        June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day        August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day            November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day            December 25 (Tuesday
Rizal Day                 December 30 (Sunday)

Special (Non-Working) Days    

Chinese New Year            January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day            August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day                November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day    November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year             December 31 (Monday)

Special Holiday (for all schools)    

EDSA Revolution Anniversary         February 25 (Saturday)