Malacañang releases list of holidays for 2026
It's time to plan your vacation for next year!
The Malacañang Palace has announced the regular and special non-working holidays for 2026.
For the second consecutive year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has designated the EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary, which is traditionally commemorated in mid-February, as a special working day instead of being a special non-working day.
Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha, meanwhile, will be announced after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.
Here are the regular and special non-working holidays in 2026:
Regular holidays:
- January 1 (Thursday) - New Year's Day
- April 2 (Thursday) - Maundy Thursday
- April 3 (Friday) - Good Friday
- April 9 (Thursday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 (Friday) - Labor Day
- June 12 (Friday) - Independence Day
- August 31 (Monday) - National Heroes Day
- November 30 (Monday) - Bonifacio Day
- December 25 (Friday) - Christmas Day
- December 30 (Wednesday) - Rizal Day
Special (non-working) days:
- August 21 (Friday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
- November 1 (Sunday) - All Saints' Day
- December 8 (Tuesday) - Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 31 (Thursday) - Last Day of the Year
Additional special (non-working) days:
- February 17 (Tuesday) - Chinese New Year
- April 4 (Saturday) - Black Saturday
- November 2 (Monday) - All Souls' Day
- December 24 (Thursday) - Christmas Eve
Special working) day:
- February 25 (Wednesday) - EDSA Day
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