List of Philippine Holidays 2024 As Guide For You
PHILIPPINE HOLIDAYS 2024 – Detailed here are the regular holidays and the special non-working days in the Philippines this year.
A new year has started and many people surely want to check about the holidays this year. Are you one of those who are excited to plot ahead when you can set an amazing out-of-town trip with your family and friends?
Every year, there are a lot of regular holidays and special non-working days in the Philippines. These are perfect opportunities for busy individuals to spend time with their loved ones. Below, you can check the lists of the regular holidays and special non-working days in the country.
During regular holidays, classes in schools are suspended as well as work in both public and private sectors. Usually, under the latter, there are businesses that continue to operate thus the employees who work during a regular holiday receives additional pay.
The extra pay is based on the holiday pay rules in the Philippines. Here are the regular holidays in the country for this year:
- New Year’s Day – January 1 (Monday)
- Maundy Thursday – March 28
- Good Friday – March 29
- Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Tuesday)
- Labor Day – May 1 (Wednesday)
- Independence Day – June 12 (Wednesday)
- National Heroes Day – August 26 (Monday)
- Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Saturday)
- Christmas Day – December 25 (Wednesday)
- Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)
Aside from the regular holidays, there are also special non-working days in the Philippines every year. During this type of holiday, employees who report to duty also get an extra pay and there is a way on how to compute the holiday pay during special non-working days.
- Chinese New Year – February 10 (Saturday)
- Black Saturday – March 30
- Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
- All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Friday)
- All Souls’ Day – November 2 (Saturday)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Sunday)
- Christmas Eve – December 24 (Tuesday)
- Last day of the year – December 31 (Tuesday)
Aside from the aforementioned holidays, the national government usually have holiday proclamations as well for the observance of Muslim celebrations Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha. They are not written on the list of the Philippine holidays 2024 as there is no fixed date for the said events every year. Thus, it follows after the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos’ recommendation.
