Holidays February 2026 — A Guide on the Best Time for Your Next Vacation

Guide on Holidays for February 2026 in PH Based on Malacañang’s Resolution

HOLIDAYS FEBRUARY 2026 – Here is a guide on the best time for your next vacation with your family and friends.

Undeniably, many people are living with hectic schedules almost everyday that they barely have time for vacation and bonding with their family and loved ones. Are you one of the individuals who need to wait for the holidays so you can have some free time to go on an out-of-town trip?

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Usually, there are several regular holidays and special non-working days in the Philippines every year and the people have different ways in spending them. Some people really join the celebration or events while others take the time to go on their much-awaited vacations. Are you excited to check on the holidays this February 2026?

Before that, in other cases, the holidays mean an extended time for rest or some slow mornings. While in others, work continues. For those who have to report to duty during holidays, the holiday pay is their relief.

The Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE has set holiday pay for the employees who have to report to work during regular holidays and special non-working days. Most often, only the government offices suspends work during the latter.

Based on the Proclamation No. 1006 that contains the Philippine holidays this 2026 as released by Malacañang, as of this writing, there is no regular holiday next month. Meanwhile, February 17 is a special non-working holiday for the celebration of the Chinese New Year.

As February 17 falls on a Tuesday, you can actually plot a paid leave credit on a Monday to pave the way for a long weekend. Based on the Proclamation No. 1006, here are the holidays in the country this year:

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

DOLE has set the following guidelines for the holiday pay of the employees who will report to work on a regular holiday:

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.