Check here the Lists of Holidays in the Philippines 2026 for the Best Time To Plot Your Vacay
HOLIDAYS PHILIPPINES 2026 – Here are the lists of the regular and special non-working days in the country next year.
Are you one of the people who are excited in checking out the lists of holidays in the country ahead of the year? Undeniably, this is the habit of many people and they are usually among the individuals who get their much-awaited and well-deserved break every year.
While there is still a long list of Philippine holidays 2025, Malacañang has released the official lists of the holidays in the Philippines for 2026. The lists include regular holidays and special non-working days.
Truth be told that regular holidays mean differently among many people. To some, it is an extended time for rest whole others take the holiday as the time to go on a much-awaited trip. Some Filipinos also plot their leaves next to holidays most especially if there’s a long weekend ahead.
In other cases, the holidays are opportunities to bring home a bigger amount on payday. Truth be told that many Filipinos are living from paycheck to paycheck and extra pays can be a big help. Do you wish to know the lists of holidays in the Philippines for 2026?
Here are the lists of holidays in the Philippines for 2026:
Regular Holidays
- January 1 (Thursday) — New Year’s Day
- April 2 — Maundy Thursday
- April 3 — Good Friday
- April 9 (Thursday) — Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 (Friday) — Labor Day
- June 12 (Friday) — Independence Day
- August 31 (Monday) — National Heroes Day
- November 30 (Monday) — Bonifacio Day
- December 25 (Friday) — Christmas Day
- December 30 (Wednesday) — Rizal Day
Special Non-Working Days
- August 21 (Friday) — Ninoy Aquino Day
- November 1 (Sunday) — All Saints Day
- December 8 (Tuesday) — Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 31 (Thursday) — Last Day of the Year
Additional Special Non-Working Days
- February 17 (Tuesday) — Chinese New Year
- April 4 — Black Saturday
- November 2 (Monday) — All Souls’ Day
- December 24 (Thursday) — Christmas Eve
With regards to holiday pay, there are different situations for regular holidays. Here are the rules set by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE):
- If a worker did not work on a regular holiday, the employee is entitled to receive a full salary on the said day.
- If a worker worked for eight (8) hours on a regular holiday, he/she is entitled to a “Double Pay” — the employee will get twice (2) or 200% of his/her basic salary which is computed by adding the basic wage and the cost of living allowance (COLA).
- If a worker worked on overtime on a regular holiday, aside from the 200% pay, the employee is entitled to an additional pay that is equivalent to 30% of the worker’s daily rate for every hour of overtime work.
- If a worker’s rest day or dayoff falls on a regular holiday and he/she reported to duty, he/she is entitled for a Double Pay on top of an equivalent of 30% of the said 200% salary for the day.
- If the worker worked overtime on a rest day which is a regular holiday, the employee is entitled to a total sum of a Double Pay or 200% salary for the day, 30% of the said Double Pay, and another 30% for every hour of overtime.
There is also a different computation of the holiday pay for the employees who work on a special non-working day.