Guide on the Philippine Long Weekends 2026 due to Holidays, Leave Credits
PHILIPPINE LONG WEEKENDS 2026 – Are you trying to find the perfect time to plot your next vacation? Why not consider extended weekends?
Not all holidays will only bring a work-free day for many employed individuals and a class suspension among the students. There are also holidays that can do even more like extending the weekends, thus, paving the way to savor the weekend longer. Are you excited to see the extended weekends in 2026?
Usually, the Philippine calendar is filled with several holidays including regular holidays where in classes in schools in all levels as well as work in the government and private offices are cancelled. There are also usually a lot of special non-working days that bring work-free days among the employees of the government offices and a holiday pay for those who are working in private companies.
A long weekend can mean an extended time in bed for rest or a perfect time to go on a much-awaited out-of-town or even out-of-the-country vacation. Here are the Philippine long weekends 2026:
Long Weekend 2026 Due To Holidays
April
- April 2, 2026 — Maundy Thursday
- April 3, 2026 — Good Friday
- April 4, 2026 — Black Friday
- April 5, 2026 — Easter Sunday
May
- May 1, 2026 — Labor Day
- May 2, 2026 — Weekend
- May 3, 2026 — Weekend
June
- June 12, 2026 — Independence Day
- June 13, 2026 — Weekend
- June 14, 2026 — Weekend
August
- August 21, 2026 — Ninoy Aquino Day
- August 22, 2026 — Weekend
- August 22, 2026 — Weekend
- August 29, 2026 — Weekend
- August 30, 2026 — Weekend
- August 31, 2026 — National Heroes’ Day
November
- November 28, 2026 — Weekend
- November 29, 2026 — Weekend
- November 30, 2026 — Bonifacio Day
December
- December 24, 2026 — Christmas Day
- December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day
- December 26, 2026 — Weekend
- December 27, 2026 — Weekend
- December 31, 2026 — Rizal Day
- January 1, 2027 — New Year’s Day
- January 2, 2027 — Weekend
- January 3, 2027 — Weekend
Aside from the above-mentioned Philippine long weekends 2026, you may also plot your leave credits wisely to result to extended weekends. You can do so by plotting your paid leave credits on a Friday if the holiday falls on a Thursday or on Monday if the holiday falls on a Tuesday.
Here is a guide on the other Philippine long weekends 2026:
Long Weekend 2026 Through Leave Credits
January
- December 30, 2025 — Rizal Day
- December 31, 2025 — Last Day of the Year 2025
- January 1, 2026 — New Year’s Day
- January 2, 2026 — Suggested Leave
- January 3, 2026 — Weekend
- January 4, 2026 — Weekend
February
- February 14, 2026 — Weekend
- February 15, 2026 — Weekend
- February 16, 2026 — Suggested Leave
- February 17, 2026 — Chinese New Year
April
- April 9, 2026 — Araw ng Kagitingan
- April 10, 2026 — Suggested Leave
- April 11, 2026 — Weekend
- April 12, 2026 — Weekend
December
- December 5, 2026 — Weekend
- December 6, 2026 — Weekend
- December 7, 2026 — Suggested Leave
- December 8, 2026 — Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Are you excited to see the full list of the 2026 Philippine holidays as well?