2023 holiday in the Philippines

The regular holidays are:

  • New Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday)
  • Maundy Thursday – April 6.
  • Good Friday – April 7.
  • Araw ng Kagitingan – April 10 (Monday nearest April 9)
  • Labor Day – May 1 (Monday)
  • Independence Day – June 12 (Monday)
  • National Heroes Day – August 28 (Monday)

Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival 2018

Year 8 of Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival. An annual celebration of tasteful Music, Arts & Culture at the grass-terraced Malasimbo Amphitheater overlooking Puerto Galera Bay

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  The regular holidays are: 2018

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has released the list of holidays for 2018.

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 269 on July 17. It was released for public dissemination on Wednesday, July 19.

 The regular holidays are:

January 12018, Monday – New Year’s Day
March 29, 2018 – Maundy Thursday
March 30, 2018 – Good Friday
April 9, 2018, Monday – Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1, 2018, Tuesday – Labor Day
June 12, 2018, Tuesday – Independence Day
August 27, 2018, last Monday of August – National Heroes’ Day
November 30, 2018, Friday – Bonifacio Day
December 25, 2018, Tuesday – Christmas Day
December 30, 2018, Sunday – Rizal Day

Special (non-working) days:

February 16, 2018, Friday – Chinese New Year
February 25, 2018, Sunday – EDSA Revolution Anniversary
March 31, 2018 – Black Saturday
August 21, 2018, Tuesday – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, 2018, Thursday – All Saints’ Day
December 31, 2018, Monday – last day of the year

Additional special (non-working) holidays:

November 2, 2018, Friday
December 24, 2018, Monday

Proclamations to declare national holidays for Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha follow after approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.

2016 Philippine Holidays

2016 Philippine Holidays

Heads up! Here’s your chance to plan your holidays in advance.

Malacañang has released Proclamation No. 1105, dated August 20, 2015, issued to the public, Wednesday, August 26. The proclamation lists all the regular holidays and special non-working days for 2016.

Next year, Filipinos can look forward to long weekends on the following dates: January 1 – 3, February 6 – 8, March 24 – 27, August 27 – 29, October 29 – November 1, and December 30, 2016 – January 2, 2017.

January 2, October 31, December 24, and December 31 have been declared as additional special non-working days in order to “strengthen family ties by providing longer New Year, All Saints’ Day, and Christmas weekends and will promote domestic tourism as well.”

Proclamations to declare national holidays for Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall follow after approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.

Holidays and special non-working days are as follows:

2016 holidays