Working on Independence Day

Perhaps for the first time since June 12 was official made "Araw ng Kalayaan" or Independence Day, Filipinos worldwide will be spending the day at work. Tsk tsk tsk. This is result of GMA's so-called holiday economics. The Arroyo administration introduced holiday economics a few years ago to boost domestic tourism. Under this arrangement, holidays are adjusted to extend up to the weekend. Thus, if let's say April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan) falls on a Tuesday, the holiday is moved to Monday, so as to give us a longer weekend.

Is it just me or isn't this defeating the essence of the holiday? Though, this is laudable idea (which is being done in other countries), but there are just some days that are too important to be moved. An example is one where we commemorate an important event in history. This holiday should be observed on that day itself and not just any other day.

Let's say we don't have Christmas breaks and let's just imagine that January 1 falls on a Thursday. Should New Year then be moved to Friday (January 2) pursuant to holiday economics?

One more example, just imagine your birthday being moved to another day...