2014 Philippine Holidays: Expect 4 Long Weekends

The Malacañang Palace has announced the list of nationwide holidays for 2013 through Proclamation No. 655, s. 2013 signed by Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III declaring regular holidays, special non-working holidays and special holiday for schools.

Filipinos can expect at least 4 long weekends this year as indicated by the official holidays. The number of long weekends can possibly increase after the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha has been issued. The approximate dates of the Islamic holidays will be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. 

Here is the list of official Philippine Holidays for 2014:

Regular Holidays	Special (Non-Working) Days
January 1 (Wednesday)  – New Year’s Day April 9 (Wednesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan April 17 – Maundy Thursday April 18 – Good Friday May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day June 12 (Thursday)  – Independence Day August 25 (Monday)  – National Heroes Day November 30 (Sunday) – Bonifacio Day December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas Day December 30 (Tuesday) – Rizal Day	January 31 (Friday) – Chinese New Year April 19 – Black Saturday August 21 (Thursday) – Ninoy Aquino Day November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints Day December 24 (Wednesday) and December 26 (Friday) – Additional special non-working days December 31 (Wednesday) – Last day of the year
	Long Weekends
	January 31-Feb 2 – Due to Chinese New Year April 17-20 – Due to Holy Week
Special Holiday (All Schools)	August 23-25 – Due to National Heroes Day
February 25 (Tuesday) – EDSA Revolution	December 24-28 – Due to Christmas Day

Plan ahead of time if you want to make the most of these official holidays for 2014.

You can download Proclamation No. 655, s. 2013 declaring the regular holidays, special (non-working) days, and special holiday (for all schools) in the Philippines for the year 2014 below.

PDF: Proclamation No. 655, September 25, 2013

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