Not included in this list are the Islamic holidays Eid-al Fitr and Eid al Adha.
In a switch, the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary on February 25, 2025, previously classified as a special non-working day, has now been designated a special working day by Malacañang.
(Picture from the Presidential Communications Office)
According to the released Proclamation No. 727 by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the following dates have been declared as holidays in the Philippines:
Regular Holidays:
New Year's Day - January 1 (Wednesday)
Day of Valor - April 9 (Wednesday)
Maundy Thursday - April 17
Good Friday - April 18
Labor Day - May 1 (Thursday)
Independence Day - June 12 (Thursday)
National Heroes Day - August 25 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Sunday)
Christmas Day - December 25 (Thursday)
Rizal Day - December 30 (Tuesday)
Special Non-Working Days:
Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Thursday)
All Saints Day - November 1 (Saturday)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary - December 8 (Monday)
Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Wednesday)
Additional Special (Non-Working) Days:
Chinese New Year - January 29 (Wednesday)
Black Saturday - April 19 (Saturday)
Christmas Eve - December 24 (Wednesday)
All Saints' Day Eve - October 31 (Friday)
Meanwhile, proclamations for the Islamic holidays will be based on the lunar calendar. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos will make recommendations.
"The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar," said the proclamation.
