Happy new year! Here's my annual list of Philippine holidays. It's good to start the year right by writing down your resolutions, goals for the year and even plan out your 'rest' breaks by taking a vacation. Yes, plan your holidays. Even the famous Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, recommends to take a break. He said "Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to work and your judgement will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen."
The list of nationwide holidays was announced by the government as early as July 23, 2014 via Proclamation No. 831. I'm posting the dates today to include all recently announced holidays like for example, the five-day holiday to give way to Pope Francis' visit.
For this year, there are five 3-day weekends and two 4-day weekends plus next week's 5-day weekend. I'm a fan of Pope Francis so I'll be sticking around next week.
Here's the regular and special holidays for 2015:
January 1 (Thu) - New Year's Day
January 2 (Fri) - Additional special non-working day
January 9 (Fri) - Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila only)
January 15, 16 and 19 (Thu-Fri, Mon) - Special non-working days to give way to the visit of Pope Francis
February 19 (Thu) - Chinese New Year (special non-working day)
February 25 (Wed) - EDSA Revolutionary anniversary (special holiday)
April 2 (Thu) - Maundy Thursday
April 3 (Fri) - Good Friday
April 4 (Sat) - Black Saturday
April 9 (Thu) - Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
May 1 (Fri) - Labor Day
June 12 (Fri) - Independence Day
August 21 (Fri) - Ninoy Aquino Day
August 31 (Mon) - National Heroes Day
November 1 (Sun) - All Saint's Day
November 30 (Mon) - Bonifacio Day
December 24 (Thu) - Additional special non-working day
December 25 (Fri) - Christmas Day
December 30 (Wed) - Rizal Day
December 31 (Thu) - Last Day of the year
The national holidays for the observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast or end of Ramadan) and Ediul Adha (Feast of Sacrifce) shall be announced after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined with the Islamic calendar (Hijira) or the lunar calendar. So far, the estimated dates are: Eid'l Fitr on July 17 (Fri) and Ediul Adha on September 23 (Wed).
The list of nationwide holidays was announced by the government as early as July 23, 2014 via Proclamation No. 831. I'm posting the dates today to include all recently announced holidays like for example, the five-day holiday to give way to Pope Francis' visit.
For this year, there are five 3-day weekends and two 4-day weekends plus next week's 5-day weekend. I'm a fan of Pope Francis so I'll be sticking around next week.
Here's the regular and special holidays for 2015:
January 1 (Thu) - New Year's Day
January 2 (Fri) - Additional special non-working day
January 9 (Fri) - Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila only)
January 15, 16 and 19 (Thu-Fri, Mon) - Special non-working days to give way to the visit of Pope Francis
February 19 (Thu) - Chinese New Year (special non-working day)
February 25 (Wed) - EDSA Revolutionary anniversary (special holiday)
April 2 (Thu) - Maundy Thursday
April 3 (Fri) - Good Friday
April 4 (Sat) - Black Saturday
April 9 (Thu) - Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
May 1 (Fri) - Labor Day
June 12 (Fri) - Independence Day
August 21 (Fri) - Ninoy Aquino Day
August 31 (Mon) - National Heroes Day
November 1 (Sun) - All Saint's Day
November 30 (Mon) - Bonifacio Day
December 24 (Thu) - Additional special non-working day
December 25 (Fri) - Christmas Day
December 30 (Wed) - Rizal Day
December 31 (Thu) - Last Day of the year
The national holidays for the observance of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast or end of Ramadan) and Ediul Adha (Feast of Sacrifce) shall be announced after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined with the Islamic calendar (Hijira) or the lunar calendar. So far, the estimated dates are: Eid'l Fitr on July 17 (Fri) and Ediul Adha on September 23 (Wed).
