Time to plan out your vacation leaves! The Malacañan has officially released an updated list of holidays and non-working days for 2023, with plenty of long weekends in store.
Following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Proclamation No. 90 amending the previously declared holidays, the updated list adjusts several holidays to be observed on the nearest Mondays to “help encourage domestic travel and increase tourism expenditures in the country.”
As Araw ng Kagitingan in 2023 falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be celebrated in April 10, Monday instead. In another case, National Heroes Day will be celebrated on Monday, November 28 instead of Thursday, November 30, to “avail the benefits of a longer weekend.”
See the full list of declared holidays below.
Updated List of 2023 Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working Holidays in the Philippines
Regular Holidays:
January 1 (Sunday) - New Year’s Day
April 6 (Thursday) - Maundy Thursday
April 7 (Friday) - Good Friday
April 10 (Monday nearest April 9) - Araw ng Kagitingan
May 1 (Monday) - Labor Day
June 12 (Monday) - Independence Day
August 28 (Last Monday of August) - National Heroes Day
November 27 (Monday nearest November 30) - Bonifacio Day
December 25 (Monday) - Christmas Day
December 30 (Saturday) - Rizal Day
Special Non-Working Days
February 25 (Saturday) - EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
April 8 - Black Saturday
August 21 (Monday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 (Wednesday) - All Saints Day
December 8 (Friday) - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
December 31 (Sunday) - Last Day of the Year
January 2 (Monday) - Additional Special (Non-Working) Day
November 2 (Thursday) - Additional Special (Non-Working) Day
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