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: