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

For more Kapamilya updates follow/like BIDA KAPAMILYA on Twitter and Facebook.

2013 Philippine Holidays: Expect 4 Long Weekends

The Malacañang Palace has announced the list of nationwide holidays for 2013 through Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012 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 2013:

Regular Holidays 

• New Year's Day – January 1 (Tuesday)
• 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 (Last Monday of August)
• Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Saturday)
• Christmas Day – December 25 (Wednesday)
• Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)

Special (Non-working) Days 

• Black Saturday – March 30
• Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
• All Saints Day – November 1 (Friday)
• Additional special (non-working) days – November 2 (Saturday)
• – December 24 (Tuesday)
• Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Tuesday)

Special Holiday (All Schools) 

• EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Monday)

Long Weekends 

• March 28-31, 2013 – Holy Week
• August 24-26, 2013 – National Heroes Day
• November 1-3, 2013 – All Saints' Day
• December 28, 2013 - January 1, 2014  – Rizal Day and New Year's Day

You can download Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012 declaring the regular holidays, special (non-working) days, and special holiday (for all schools) in the Philippines for the year 2013 below.

PDF: Proclamation No. 459, August 16, 2012

For more Kapamilya updates follow/like BIDA KAPAMILYA on Twitter and Facebook.

October 26, 2012 Regular Holiday, November 1 and 2 Non Working Holidays

Expect two long weekends coming. Malacañang has declared October 26, 2012, Friday, as a regular holiday to mark the celebration of Eid'l Adha through Proclamation No. 488, s. 2012.

Eidul Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims across the globe to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Isma'il as an act of obedience to God.

Meanwhile, November 1 (All Saints Day), which falls on a Thursday and November 2 (All Souls Day), a Friday were also declared as special non-working holidays by virtue of Proclamation No. 295, s. 2011. October 31, however is yet to be declared as a non-working day.

Check out the video below:

The rest of the holidays this year:

November 30, Friday – Bonifacio Day (regular holiday)
December 24, Monday – (special non-working day by virtue of Proclamation 361, s. 2012)
December 25, Tuesday – Christmas Day (regular holiday)
December 30, Sunday – Rizal Day (regular holiday)
December 31, Monday – Last Day of the Year (special non-working day)

For more Kapamilya updates follow/like BIDA KAPAMILYA on Twitter and Facebook.

August 20, 2012 Declared A Holiday in the Philippines, Two Long Weekends Coming!

President Benigno S. Aquino III declared on Monday that August 20, 2012 is a regular holiday in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 455, s. of 2012 signed August 13.

August 20, 2012 was proclaimed a holiday to mark the end of Ramadan (Eid’l Fitr) which was traditionally declared a regular holiday to give our Muslim brothers and sisters a chance to observe their faith.

With August 20, 2012 being declared as an official holiday, we can expect two consecutive long weekends. The day after Eid’l Fitr (August 21) is also a special non-working holiday deemed as Ninoy Aquino Day which marks the death anniversary of the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr.

August 27, 2012, by virtue of Proclamation No. 295 is also a regular holiday in celebration of National Heroes' Day, observed during the last Monday of August.

So there you go. Two consecutive long weekends coming our way. Start planning what to do during these times to make the long weekends productive and worthwhile.

For more Kapamilya updates follow/like BIDA KAPAMILYA on Twitter and Facebook.