Guide on Philippine Holidays 2025 Including the Regular Holidays & Special Non-Working Days
PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS 2025 – Here is a full list of the regular holidays and the special non-working days in the country and their special observances.
Are you one of the many Filipinos who await the list of holidays every year? In the Philippines, there are several types of holidays and they also mean differently among many people. There are regular holidays, special non-working days, and special working days.
The official list of the holidays in a year is approved by the sitting president. During regular holidays and special non-working days, the employees who report to work are entitled to an extra pay on top of their salary for the day. The Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE has set holiday pay rules in the Philippines which employers and offices must adhere to.
During regular holidays, classes in schools and work in both private and public offices are cancelled. The employees who report to duty receive an extra pay while those who don’t are not subject to salary deductions for an absence.
In the case of the special non-working days, there is still an extra pay for the employees who need to report to work on these days but the rate is much lower compared with the extra pay during regular holidays. Are you excited to check on the list of the Philippine holidays 2024?
The Philippine holidays 2024 undeniably has a shorter list than it used to have before. Meanwhile, there are still several special non-working days throughout the year as well as a special working day which you can check below.
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
The above-mentioned lists of Philippine holidays 2024 are not fixed. There might be instances when proclamations of additional holidays will be released by the Palace. In the lists above, the popular Muslim celebrations in line with the Ramadan which are usually regular holidays are yet to be included as they have no fixed dates for it.