Guide on Long Weekends 2024 in the Philippines
LONG WEEKENDS 2024 – You can check here the full list of Philippine holidays that are close to weekend this year so you can plan your vacations ahead.
Undeniably, many people are looking forward to long weekends. Most of these individuals are those who constantly deal with busy schedules that they can hardly go for a vacation. The long weekends serve as perfect opportunities to rest and spend time loved ones.
Long weekends exist because of holidays that fall before or after a weekend. Undeniably, in the Philippines, there are usually several extended weekends in a year as there is a long list of holidays in the Philippines like this 2024. The list includes both regular holidays and special non-working days.
Are you excited to check the long weekends 2024 list in the Philippines? It is pretty long and can give you several extended weekends when you can go for a vacation or enjoy extended rest at home.
During regular holidays, the employees of the public sector and some companies in the private sector suspend work thus there is another extra day or days to rest or travel. This also happens during special non-working days that fall before or after a weekend.
In the case of employees who are mandated to report to work even during holidays, they receive extra pay based on the holiday pay rules in the Philippines.
Ready to plan your vacations this year? Here is a list of the long weekends 2024 in the Philippines:
January
- December 30, 2023 (Saturday) – Rizal Day
- December 31, 2023 (Sunday) – Last day of the year
- January 1 (Monday) – New Year’s Day
March
- March 28 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
- March 29 (Friday) – Good Friday
- March 30 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
- March 31 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
April
- April 6 (Saturday)
- April 7 (Sunday)
- April 8 (Monday) – file for leave
- April 9 (Tuesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
August
- August 24 (Saturday)
- August 25 (Sunday)
- August 26 (Monday) – National Heroes Day
November
- November 1 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day
- November 2 (Saturday) – All Souls’ Day
- November 3 (Sunday)
December
- December 28 (Saturday)
- December 29 (Sunday)
- December 30 (Monday) – Rizal Day
- December 31 (Tuesday) – Last day of the year