Guide on 2026 Philippine Holidays & the Special Events
2026 PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS
– Here are the lists of the regular holidays and the special non-working days in the Philippines this year.
The list of the
Philippine holidays in 2025
Fret not, the list of 2026 Philippine holidays is also long. There are several regular holidays and special non-working days declared by Malacañang as approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Whether it is a regular holiday or a special non-working day, there are holiday pay and privileges for the workers in the government and the private sector. The list of holidays may continue to extend depending on the executive orders.
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.
Here are the 2026 Philippine holidays:
January
Regular Holiday
January 1 (Thursday) — New Year’s Day
February
Special Non-Working Days
February 17 (Tuesday) — Chinese New Year
April
Regular Holiday
April 2 — Maundy Thursday
April 3 — Good Friday
April 4 — Black Saturday
April 9 (Thursday) — Araw ng Kagitingan
Regular Holiday
May 1 (Friday) — Labor Day
June
Regular Holiday
June 12 (Friday) — Independence Day
August
Regular Holiday
August 31 (Monday) — National Heroes Day
Special Non-Working Days
August 21 (Friday) — Ninoy Aquino Day
November
Regular Holiday
November 30 (Monday) — Bonifacio Day
Special Non-Working Days
November 1 (Sunday) — All Saints Day
November 2 (Monday) — All Souls’ Day
December
Regular Holiday
December 24 (Thursday) — Christmas Eve
December 25 (Friday) — Christmas Day
December 30 (Wednesday) — Rizal Day
Special Non-Working Days
December 8 (Tuesday) — Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
December 31 (Thursday) — Last Day of the Year
There is also a long list of
Long Weekends 2026 in the Philippines