Malacañang Palace has announced earlier the list of Philippine National Holidays for the year 2013 through Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012 signed by the President of the Philippines Benigno s. Aquino III declaring regular holidays, special non-working holidays and special holidays for schools.
Related Article: Updated List of 2013 Philippine National Holidays
According to the list of 2013 holidays, Filipinos will be expecting at least 4 long weekeends this year based upon the official holidays. The observance of our Muslim brothers Eid’l Fitr and Eid-ul Adha will be determine later based with the Islamic calendar (Hijira) or the lunar calendar based on Islamic astronomical calculations.
Here’s the list of the Official Philippine Holidays for 2013:
Regular Holidays
- New Year’s Day – January 1 (Tuesday)
- Maundy Thursday – March 28
- Good Friday – March 29
- Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Tuesday)
- 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) Days
- Black Saturday – March 30
- Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
- All Saints Day – November 1 (Friday)
- Additional special (non-working) days – November 2 (Saturday)
- – December 24 (Tuesday)
- Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Tuesday)
Special Holiday (All Schools)
- EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Monday)
- March 28-31, 2013 – Holy Week
- August 24-26, 2013 – National Heroes Day
- November 1-3, 2013 – All Saints’ Day
- December 28, 2013 - January 1, 2014 – Rizal Day and New Year’s Day
You can also download the Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012 from the Philippine Government Website.
