As you plan out the rest of your year, keep these dates in mind
A big part of diving into the year is plotting key events, birthdays, and, of course, official holidays to get a good picture of your calendar. Here, we revisit the announcement made last October as we take a good look at 2025 and the remaining holidays of 2024. You know the drill: time to take note of your next long weekend and strategically plan those leaves from work.
The list ahead, made official by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. through Proclamation No. 727, rounds up the regular holidays and special non-working holidays for the year 2025.
Malacañang announced the official dates of the 2025 holidays in October 2024. These are as follows:
2025 Regular Holidays
| January 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| April 9 | Wednesday | Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan) |
| April 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| April 18 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labor Day |
| June 6 | Friday | Eid’l Adha |
| June 12 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| August 25 | Monday | National Heroes Day |
| November 30 | Sunday | Bonifacio Day |
| December 25 | Thursday | Thursday |
| December 30 | Tuesday | Rizal Day |
2025 Special Non-Working Holidays
January 29 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year |
April 19 | Saturday | Black Saturday |
August 21 | Thursday | Ninoy Aquino Day |
October 31 | Friday | All Saint's Day Eve |
November 1 | Saturday | All Saint's Day |
December 8 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary |
December 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve |
December 31 | Wednesday | Last Day of the Year |
Malacañang issued Proclamation No. 729, declaring Sunday, July 27, a special non-working day throughout the country for the celebration of the founding anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo.
July 27 | Sunday | Founding anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo |
2025 List of Long Weekends
December 28, 2024 to January 1, 2025 | Five days | December 28 (Saturday) December 29 (Sunday) December 30 (Monday): Rizal Day December 31 (Tuesday): Last Day of the Year January 1 (Wednesday): New Year's Day |
April 17 to 20, 2025 | Four Days | Holy Week 2025 April 17 (Maundy Thursday) April 18 (Good Friday) April 19 (Black Saturday) April 20 (Easter Sunday) |
May 1 to May 4, 2025 | Four Days | May 1 (Thursday): Labor Day May 2 (Friday): Take a leave May 3 (Saturday) May 4 (Sunday) |
May 10 to May 12, 2024 | Three Days | May 10 (Saturday) May 11 (Sunday) May 12 (Monday): Election Day |
June 6 to June 8, 2025 | Three Days | June 6 (Friday) June 7 (Saturday) June 8 (Sunday) |
June 12 to June 15, 2025 | Four Days | June 12 (Thursday): Independence Day June 13 (Friday): Take a leave June 14 (Saturday) June 15 (Sunday) |
August 21 to 25, 2025 | Five Days | August 21 (Thursday): Ninoy Aquino Day August 22 (Friday): Take a leave August 23 (Saturday) August 24 (Sunday) August 25 (Monday): National Heroes Day |
October 31 to November 2, 2025 | Three Days | October 31 (Friday): All Saints’ Day Eve November 1 (Saturday): All Saints’ Day November 2 (Sunday): All Souls’ Day |
December 6 to December 8, 2025 | Three Days | December 6 (Saturday) December 7 (Sunday) December 8 (Monday): Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary |
December 24 to January 1, 2026 | Nine Days | December 24 (Wednesday): Christmas Eve December 25 (Thursday): Christmas Day December 26 (Friday): Take a leave December 27 (Saturday) December 28 (Sunday) December 29 (Monday): Take a leave December 30 (Tuesday): Rizal Day December 31 (Wednesday): Last Day of the Year January 1 (Thursday): New Year’s Day |
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5 days ago
Updated. Official gazzette 2.0.