LIST: 2018 Non-working Holidays in the Philippines

Great deals from airlines and hotels usually needs to be book long before your trip. For those who are employed, they need to plan ahead in order to file vacation leaves. The good thing though is that the holidays here in the Philippines for each year is being announced about 5 to 6 months ahead.

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Last July 24, 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 269 declaring certain dates in the upcoming year 2018 as non-working holiday in the entire country. Here's the list.

Regular Holidays

January 1 (Monday) - New Year's Day
March 29 - Maundy Thursday
March 30 - Good Friday
April 9 (Monday) - Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
May 1 (Tuesday) - Labor Day
June 12 (Tuesday) - Independence Day
August 27 (Last Monday of August) - National Heroes Day
November 30 (Friday) - Bonifacio Day
December 25 (Tuessday) - Christmas Day
December 30 (Monday) - Rizal Day

Special Non-working Holidays

February 16 (Friday) - Chinese New Year
February 25 (Sunday) - EDSA Revolution Anniversary
March 31 - Black Saturday
August 21 (Tuesday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 (Thursday) - All Saints Day
November 2 (Friday) - All Souls Day
December 24 (Monday) - Day before Christmas Day
December 31 (Monday) - Last Day of the Year

Movable Holidays

Eid’l Fitr*
Eidul Adha*

*The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall determine the dates of these Muslim festivals based on the Islamic calendar.

Any additional holidays shall be declared through a separate presidential proclamation.

City, Municipal and Provincial Holidays

The local government may also have it's own set of holidays on top of the national holidays mentioned above. For example, some cities celebrate the date of its ascension from a municipality to a city. Some provinces also have their "foundation day" holidays. Please refer to your local government for more information about the exact dates of these holidays.

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