The Philippine national government released the complete list of holidays for the year 2016. According to Malacañang’s announcement, they released Proclamation No. 1105, dated August 20, 2015, issued to the public, on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
The proclamation released by the national government lists all the Regular holidays and Special Non-Working Days for the year 2016.
In the year 2016, Filipinos can look forward to long weekends based upon the newly declared list of holidays. The following dates falls within the long weekends such as January 1-3; February 6-8, March 24-27, August 27-29, October 29 – Nov. 1, and December 30, 2016 – January 2, 2017.
Malacañang also noted that January 2, October 31, December 24, and December 31 have been declared as additional special non-working days in order to “strengthen family ties by providing longer New Year, All Saints’ Day, and Christmas and will promote domestic tourism as well.”
The national government also noted that proclamations to declare national holidays for Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall follow after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.
Here’s the Complete List of Holidays in the Year 2016:
January 1, 2016, Friday – New Year’s Day (Regular holiday)
January 2, 2016, Saturday – Additional special non-working day
February 8, 2016, Monday – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day)
February 25, 2016 – EDSA People Power Revolution (Special non-working day by virtue of Proclamation No. 1071, s. 2015)
March 24, 2016 – Maundy Thursday (Regular holiday)
March 25, 2016 – Good Friday (Regular holiday)
March 26, 2016 – Black Saturday (Special non-working day)
April 9, 2016, Saturday – Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular holiday)
May 1, 2016, Sunday – Labor Day (Regular holiday)
June 12, 2016, Sunday – Independence Day (Regular holiday)
August 21, 2016, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day)
August 29, 2016, Monday – National Heroes Day (Regular holiday)
October 31, 2016, Monday – Additional special non-working day
November 1, 2016, Tuesday – All Saints Day (Special non-working day)
November 30, 2016, Wednesday – Bonifacio Day (Regular holiday)
December 24, 2016, Saturday – Additional special non-working day
December 25, 2016, Sunday – Christmas Day (Regular holiday)
December 30, 2016, Friday – Rizal Day (Regular holiday)
December 31, 2016, Saturday – Additional special non-working day
