Quick answer: The Philippines has 10 regular holidays every year, plus special non-working days and one special working day, all fixed by presidential proclamation. For 2026 these are set by Proclamation No. 1006 and the 2027 calendar by Proclamation No. 1427. If you work on a regular holiday you earn 200%; on a special non-working day, 130%. How the pay is computed is explained in our holiday pay computation guide; this page is the calendar.
How each type of day pays
| Type | If you work (first 8 hrs) | If you do not work |
|---|---|---|
| Regular holiday | 200% of daily wage | 100% (if present or on paid leave the day before) |
| Special non-working day | 130% | No pay, unless policy, practice or CBA says otherwise |
| Special working day | 100% (ordinary day) | No pay |
Falling on your rest day lifts a regular holiday to 260% and a special non-working day to 150%. Overtime and night work add further premiums on top. On the ₱755 NCR minimum wage, a regular holiday pays ₱1,510 if worked (₱755 if not), and a special non-working day pays ₱981.50 if worked. Put your own rate into the overtime pay calculator to see the figure for your shift.
Holidays still ahead in 2026
As of 17 October 2026, these are the remaining nationwide days in the year:
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Pay if worked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Sunday | All Saints’ Day | Special non-working | 130% (150% if rest day) |
| 2 Nov | Monday | All Souls’ Day | Special non-working | 130% |
| 30 Nov | Monday | Bonifacio Day | Regular | 200% |
| 8 Dec | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Special non-working | 130% |
| 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Special non-working | 130% |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Regular | 200% |
| 30 Dec | Wednesday | Rizal Day | Regular | 200% |
| 31 Dec | Thursday | Last Day of the Year | Special non-working | 130% |
DOLE’s Labor Advisory No. 18, Series of 2026 restates the pay rules for the November holidays; expect similar advisories before the December ones.
Full 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year’s Day | Regular |
| 17 Feb | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Special non-working |
| 25 Feb | Wednesday | EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | Special working |
| 20 Mar | Friday | Eid’l Fitr | Regular (Proclamation No. 1189) |
| 2 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Regular |
| 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Regular |
| 4 Apr | Saturday | Black Saturday | Special non-working |
| 9 Apr | Thursday | Araw ng Kagitingan | Regular |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day | Regular |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Eid’l Adha | Regular (Proclamation No. 1264) |
| 12 Jun | Friday | Independence Day | Regular |
| 21 Aug | Friday | Ninoy Aquino Day | Special non-working |
| 31 Aug | Monday | National Heroes Day | Regular |
| 1 Nov | Sunday | All Saints’ Day | Special non-working |
| 2 Nov | Monday | All Souls’ Day | Special non-working |
| 30 Nov | Monday | Bonifacio Day | Regular |
| 8 Dec | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Special non-working |
| 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Special non-working |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Regular |
| 30 Dec | Wednesday | Rizal Day | Regular |
| 31 Dec | Thursday | Last Day of the Year | Special non-working |
The Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha dates were not in Proclamation No. 1006: each was proclaimed separately as a regular holiday (No. 1189 for 20 March and No. 1264 for 27 May).
Holidays in 2027
Proclamation No. 1427, signed on 8 September 2026, declares the 2027 calendar:
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Friday | New Year’s Day | Regular |
| 6 Feb | Saturday | Chinese New Year | Special non-working* |
| 25 Feb | Thursday | EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | Special working |
| 25 Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Regular |
| 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday | Regular |
| 27 Mar | Saturday | Black Saturday | Special non-working* |
| 9 Apr | Friday | Araw ng Kagitingan | Regular |
| 1 May | Saturday | Labor Day | Regular |
| 12 Jun | Saturday | Independence Day | Regular |
| 21 Aug | Saturday | Ninoy Aquino Day | Special non-working |
| 30 Aug | Monday | National Heroes Day | Regular |
| 1 Nov | Monday | All Saints’ Day | Special non-working |
| 2 Nov | Tuesday | All Souls’ Day | Special non-working* |
| 30 Nov | Tuesday | Bonifacio Day | Regular |
| 8 Dec | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Special non-working |
| 24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve | Special non-working* |
| 25 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Day | Regular |
| 30 Dec | Thursday | Rizal Day | Regular |
| 31 Dec | Friday | Last Day of the Year | Special non-working |
*The recitals of Proclamation No. 1427 call Chinese New Year, Black Saturday, All Souls’ Day and Christmas Eve special (non-working) days, but the version of the text on lawphil.net groups them under a “Special (Working) Day” heading. We list them as special non-working days, as in 2026 and as reported by the news media. DOLE has not yet published its 2027 pay advisory, so treat these four as provisional until it does.
Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha 2027 are not yet proclaimed. The proclamation says separate proclamations will follow once the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommends the dates based on the Islamic calendar.
Long weekends
Counting Saturdays and Sundays together with regular and special non-working days, these are the stretches of three or more days off:
2026 (remaining):
- 31 October – 2 November: All Saints’ Day (Sunday) and All Souls’ Day (Monday), 3 days
- 28 – 30 November: Bonifacio Day on Monday, 3 days
- 24 – 27 December: Christmas Eve (Thursday) and Christmas Day (Friday), 4 days
- 31 December – 3 January 2027: last day of the year (Thursday) and New Year’s Day (Friday), 4 days
2027:
- 1 – 3 January: New Year’s Day on Friday, 3 days
- 25 – 28 March: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday, 4 days
- 9 – 11 April: Araw ng Kagitingan on Friday, 3 days
- 28 – 30 August: National Heroes Day on Monday, 3 days
- 30 October – 2 November: All Saints’ Day (Monday) and All Souls’ Day (Tuesday), 4 days
- 24 – 26 December: Christmas Eve on Friday, 3 days
Several holidays fall on a Saturday in 2027 (6 February, 27 March, 1 May, 12 June, 21 August, 25 December), so they do not create a long weekend.
Working on a holiday that falls on your rest day
If the holiday lands on a day that is already your rest day, you earn the higher rest-day rate when you work: 260% on a regular holiday and 150% on a special non-working day. All Saints’ Day falling on a Sunday in 2026 is a good example: an employee whose rest day is Sunday earns 150% for working it, while an employee with a Sunday workday earns the ordinary special-day 130%. The rest day pay guide shows the arithmetic.
Local holidays and other notes
The President also declares special non-working days for individual cities and provinces on their founding or charter anniversaries. These apply only to workplaces in that locality and use the special non-working pay rule, so they are not on the national calendars above. Government offices and schools often have their own suspension rules; the pay rules in this guide are for private-sector employees.
Sources: Proclamation No. 1006, s. 2025 (2026 holidays); Proclamation Nos. 1189 and 1264, s. 2026 (Eid holidays); Proclamation No. 1427, s. 2026 (2027 holidays); DOLE Labor Advisory No. 12, Series of 2025 (pay rules). Confirm the dates with the Official Gazette and the pay rules with DOLE or your HR.