Public holidays in Philippines, 2026
Philippines observes 18 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 246 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Bagong Taon |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 17 Feb | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Huwebes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Biyernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 4 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday Sabado de Gloria |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 9 Apr | Thursday | Day of Valor Araw ng Kagitingan |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Araw ng Paggawa |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 12 Jun | Friday | Independence Day Araw ng Kalayaan |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 21 Aug | Friday | Ninoy Aquino Day Araw ng Kamatayan ni Senador Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 31 Aug | Monday | National Heroes Day Araw ng mga Bayani |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 31 Oct | Saturday Weekend | All Saints' Day Eve | Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Nov | Sunday Weekend | All Saints' Day Araw ng mga Santo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 30 Nov | Monday | Bonifacio Day Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 8 Dec | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Araw ng Pasko |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 30 Dec | Wednesday | Rizal Day Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 31 Dec | Thursday | Last Day of The Year Huling Araw ng Taon |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 144 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 | 1,968 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Philippines. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Holy Saturday (4 Apr), All Saints' Day Eve (31 Oct), All Saints' Day (1 Nov). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is December at 18. That spread of 5 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 60 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2025, which held 243 working days, 2026 is 3 working days longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Philippines's 18 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 94th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 7 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 2 April 2026 to 5 April 2026, built around Maundy Thursday and Good Friday and Holy Saturday. A further 4 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Chinese New Year, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, National Heroes Day. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.