Planning your holiday activities ahead for year 2016? Then here’s the good news! Last Wednesday, 20th of August 2015, Paquito Ochoa Jr., Executive Secretary of the Philippines signed on Proclamation No. 1105, s. 2015, which issued that there will be Nineteen Nationwide Holidays for 2016 and are divided into 10 regular holidays and nine special non-working days in the Philippines.
Here’s the complete list for the holidays and special non-working days in the Philippines: (Infographic found at the bottom part of the article.)
- 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
Based in the Islamic calendar, the declaration of national holidays for Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall follow after estimated dates of the Islamic holidays have been regulated.
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