Plan your vacations (and leaves) ahead of time! The list of Philippine holidays for 2026 is finally here.
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On September 4, Malacañang released the list of regular and special non-working holidays for next year.
Here’s the full list of the 2026 Philippine holidays:
REGULAR HOLIDAYS:
- January 1 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day
- April 2 – Maundy Thursday
- April 3 – Good Friday
- April 9 (Thursday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 (Friday) – Labor Day
- June 12 (Friday) – Independence Day
- August 31 (Last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
- November 30 (Monday) – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 (Friday) – Christmas Day
- December 30 (Wednesday) – Rizal Day
SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS:
- August 21 (Friday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
- November 1 (Sunday) – All Saints Day
- December 8 (Tuesday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 31 (Thursday) – Last Day of the Year
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS
- February 17 (Tuesday) – Chinese New Year
- April 4 – Black Saturday
- November 2 (Monday) – All Souls’ Day
- December 24 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve
SPECIAL WORKING DAY:
- February 25 (Wednesday) – EDSA People Power Revolution
Meanwhile, the proclamations declaring national holidays for Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha will be issued once the approximate dates of these Islamic holidays have been determined.
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