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List of Holidays, Non-working Days, and Special Working Days for 2022

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Please note the following dates if you have the necessary travel plans for next year. Also, please be cautious of Covid19 safety and health protocols when traveling to avoid getting infected with the deadly virus. 

Regular holidays for 2022

January 1, 2022 (Saturday) - New Year's Day
April 9, 2022 (Saturday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
April 14, 2022 - Maundy Thursday
April 15, 2022 - Good Friday
May 1, 2022 (Sunday) - Labor Day
June 12, 2022 (Sunday) - Independence Day
August 29, 2022 (last Monday of August) - National Heroes Day
November 30, 2022 (Wednesday) - Bonifacio Day
December 25, 2022 (Sunday) - Christmas Day
December 30, 2022 (Friday) - Rizal Day

Special non-working days for 2022

February 1, 2022 (Tuesday) - Chinese New Year
February 25, 2022 (Friday) EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary
April 16, 2022 - Black Saturday
August 21, 2022 (Sunday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, 2022 (Tuesday) - All Saint's Day
December 8, 2022 (Thursday) - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

Special working days for 2022

November 2, 2022 (Wednesday) - All Souls' Day
December 24, 2022 (Saturday) - Christmas Eve
December 31, 2022 (Saturday) - Last day of the year

Philippine Holiday Guide for 2021

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Here’s the Philippine Holiday guide for 2021 as per PROCLAMATION  NO. 986 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 30, 2020.

This will guide you if you have important travel plans for this year. If there are unavoidable travel, please be aware of Covid19 safety and health protocols in the respective areas you will be visiting. It pays to be cautious all the time.

Leisure travel has been affected by the pandemic since last year. With the development in vaccines to combat Covid 19, we hope to be back to “normalcy” by the end of the year.

Date NameType
1 JanFridayNew Year’s DayRegular Holiday
12 FebFridayChinese Lunar New Year’s DaySpecial Non-working Holiday
25 FebThursdayPeople Power AnniversarySpecial Non-working Holiday
1 AprThursdayMaundy ThursdayRegular Holiday
2 AprFridayGood FridayRegular Holiday
3 AprSaturdayBlack SaturdaySpecial Non-working Holiday
9 AprFridayThe Day of ValorRegular Holiday
1 MaySaturdayLabor DayRegular Holiday
12 JunSaturdayIndependence DayRegular Holiday
20 JulTuesdayEid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)Regular Holiday
21 JulWednesdayEid al-Adha Day 2Common local holiday
21 AugSaturdayNinoy Aquino DaySpecial Non-working Holiday
30 AugMondayNational Heroes DayRegular Holiday
1 NovMondayAll Saints’ DaySpecial Non-working Holiday
2 NovTuesdayAll Souls’ DaySpecial Working Holiday
30 NovTuesdayBonifacio DayRegular Holiday
8 DecWednesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionSpecial Non-working Holiday
24 DecFridayChristmas EveSpecial Working Holiday
25 DecSaturdayChristmas DayRegular Holiday
30 DecThursdayRizal DayRegular Holiday
31 DecFridayNew Year’s EveSpecial Working Holiday
Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/philippines/2021

Update: I’ve made some adjustments to the following dates; November 2, December 24, and 31, being declared by Malacañang as Special Working Holidays. A no-work no-pay policy applies on the said dates, according to the government.

Complete list of Regular Holidays and Special (non-working) Days in the Philippines for 2019

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Malacañang on Thursday released the list of regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2019.

The Palace said based on Proclamation No. 555, the following days are the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for 2019:

REGULAR HOLIDAYS:

New Year’s Day – January 1 (Tuesday)
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Tuesday)
Maundy Thursday – April 18
Good Friday – April 19
Labor Day – May 1 (Wednesday)
Independence Day – June 12 (Wednesday)
National Heroes Day – August 26 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Saturday)
Christmas Day – December 25 (Wednesday)
Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)

SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) HOLIDAYS:

Chinese New Year – February 5 (Tuesday)
EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Monday)
Black Saturday – April 20
Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
All Saints Day – November 1 (Friday)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception – December 8 (Sunday)
Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Tuesday)

Additional special (non-working) days:

November 2 (All Souls Day, Saturday)
December 24 (Christmas Eve, Tuesday)

The Palace said the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha shall be issued after the appropriate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.

Source: VOVph