President Marcos has declared December 26, 2022 as a special non-working day
PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared December 26, 2022 as a special non-working day throughout the Philippines.
On Thursday, the President signed Proclamation No. 115 declaring December 26, 2022 as a special non-working day throughout the country.
The Office of the Press Secretary said on Thursday that the Proclamation was issued to “give the people the full opportunity to celebrate the holiday with their families and loved ones”.
“A longer weekend will encourage families to get together and strengthen their relationship towards a more productive environment, and will promote tourism,” the Office of the Press Secretary said, citing PBBM’s Proclamation.
The President also directed the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to issue a circular order to implement the Proclamation for the private sector.
PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS 2023: Updated List of Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working Days
Updated List of Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working Days for 2023
PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS 2023 – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has issued a new proclamation updating the list of regular holidays and special non-working days for next year.
Marcos declared in Proclamation No. 90 that a long weekend was necessary in order to implement the economic principle of encouraging domestic travel and raising national tourism expenditures.
Here’s an updated list of regular holidays and special non-working days:
REGULAR HOLIDAYS
- Jan. 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day
- April 10 (Monday nearest April 9) – Araw ng Kagitingan
- April 6 – Maundy Thursday
- April 7 – Good Friday
- May 1 (Monday) – Labor Day
- June 12 (Monday) – Independence Day
- Aug. 28 (Last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
- Nov. 27 (Monday nearest Nov. 30) – Bonifacio Day
- Dec. 25 (Monday) – Christmas Day
- Dec. 30 – Rizal Day
SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS
- Feb. 25 – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
- April 8 – Black Saturday
- Aug. 21 (Monday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
- Nov. 1 (Wednesday) – All Saints’ Day
- Dec. 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Dec. 31- Last day of the year
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY
- Nov. 2 (Thursday)
- Jan. 2 (Monday)
Meanwhile, in order to accommodate Filipinos visiting family for the New Year’s holiday and to allow them to spend time with them, the President designated January 2 as an additional special non-working day. According to Marcos, Nov. 30, the day that Bonifacio Day is observed every year, could still be designated as a working day. On the other hand, all the other provisions of Proclamation No. 42 series of 2022 will still be in effect.
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