National day of celebration for Pacquiao
- May 8, 2009 – declared a holiday

by admin on May 6th, 2009

After Pacman destroyed Hatton in just two rounds last May 2, 2009, the Philippines became more ecstatic when they found out last May 5 that:

Pacquiao said he got a call from President Arroyo after the fight, and was told that Friday, the day he arrives in Manila, has been declared a non-working holiday. philstar.com

A few hours after, the entire nation (the working populace in general) was disappointed to learn from a breaking news that Friday, May 8, 2009 was declared as a working holiday:

Oh well… so much for having another three-day weekend…