Lists of Philippine Holidays 2025 & the Events Celebrated
PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS 2025 – Here is a guide on the regular holiday observances in the Philippines as well as the special non-working days.
Among the 365 or 366 days in a year, among those that many people look forward to aside from the dates wherein there are personal special occasions are the holidays. There are usually several regular holidays and special non-working days in a year that many people take differently.
In the case of many individuals, their school or work is cancelled on a regular holiday and it is the perfect time for them to break their routine and spend some quality time with family and friends.
As mentioned, there are several types of holidays in the Philippines. Based on the proclamation released by Malacañang, here are the 2025 holidays in the country:
Regular Holidays
JANUARY
- January 1 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Day
APRIL
- April 9 (Wednesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
- April 17 – Maundy Thursday
- April 18 – Good Friday
MAY
- May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day
JUNE
- June 12 (Thursday) – Independence Day
AUGUST
- August 25 (Last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
NOVEMBER
- November 30 (Sunday) – Bonifacio Day
DECEMBER
- December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas Day
- December 30 (Tuesday) – Rizal Day
Special Non-Working Days
AUGUST
- August 21 (Thursday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
NOVEMBER
- November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints Day
DECEMBER
- • December 8 (Monday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 31 (Wednesday) – Last Day of the Year
Special Working Days
FEBRUARY
- February 25 (Tuesday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
Additional Special Non-Working Days
JANUARY
- January 29 (Wednesday) – Chinese New Year
APRIL
- April 19 – Black Saturday
OCTOBER
- October 31 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day Eve
DECEMBER
- December 24 (Wednesday) – Christmas Eve