
LIST OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Day | Date | Holiday | Description |
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Sunday | January 01 | New Years Day | Regular Holiday |
Monday | January 02 | Public Holiday | Special Non-working Holiday |
Saturday | January 28 | Chinese New Year | Special Non-working Holiday |
Sunday | April 09 | The Day of Valor | Regular holiday. Marks the fall of Bataan in World War II |
Thursday | April 13 | Maundy Thursday | Regular Holiday |
Friday | April 14 | Good Friday | Regular Holiday |
Saturday | April 15 | Black Saturday | Special Non-working Holiday |
Monday | May 01 | Labor Day | Regular Holiday |
Monday | June 12 | Independence Day | Celebrates the Philippine Declaration of Independence on 12 June 1898 |
Monday | June 26 | Eid-Ul-Fitr | “Wakas ng Ramadan” and “Pagtatapos ng Pag-aayuno” |
Monday | August 21 | Ninoy Aquino Day | Special Non-working Day. Commemorates the assassination of Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr. in 1983 |
Monday | August 28 | National Heroes Day | Regular Holiday. Last Monday of August |
Friday | September 01 | Eid Al-Adha | the Muslim festival marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham. |
Tuesday | October 31 | Public Holiday | Special Non-working Day |
Wednesday | November 01 | All Saints Day | Special Non-working Day |
Thursday | November 30 | Bonifacio Day | Commemorates the birth of Andres Bonifacio on 30 November 1863 |
Monday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Regular Holiday |
Saturday | December 30 | Rizal Day | Commemorates the execution of Jose Rizal by the Spanish in 30 December 1896 |
Sunday | December 31 | New Years Eve | Special Non-working Day |