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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Philippines

The list of Philippines bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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30 Oct 2009 (Philippines Department of Labor and Employment-Manila) Earlier today, Malacañang Palace issued Proclamation No. 1808-A, which revises Proclamation No. 1808 and declares November 27 and 28, 2009 (Eid'l Adha) as regional non-working public holidays, only in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). • 01 Oct 2009 (The Philippine Star-Manila) Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has backtracked on the planned one-day special non-working public holiday announced earlier this week, to clean-up after tropical storm "Ondoy". • 29 Sep 2009 (ABS-CBN News-Manila) Earlier today, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the drafting of an executive order for a massive clean-up public holiday in Metro Manila, following the recent torrential rains. • 25 Sep 2009 (The Mindao Times-Mindao) Philippines' Energy Secretary, Angelo Reyes, has announced that the date of the upcoming legislative and presidential elections would be a non-working public holiday. • 08 Sep 2009 (Inquirer-Manila) Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, the executive director of the Philippines National Commission on Culture and the Arts, told the House committee on revision of laws that Malacañang had no objection to the declaration of a "Cory Aquino Day", but that it should be made another "working holiday". • 05 Sep 2009 (GMA News-Manila) Malcañang Press Secretary, Cerge Remonde, has announced that Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, had exempted workers of the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and electronics sectors, from the recently declared September 7 and 21 public holidays. • 04 Sep 2009 (Sun Star Network-Manila) Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, has declared Monday, September 7, 2009, as a non-working public holiday throughout the country to coincide with the funeral of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Erano "Ka Erdy" Manalo. • 02 Sep 2009 (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation-Manila) Executive Secretary to Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Eduardo R. Ermita has announced that the Palace was drafting a proclamation to either declare a special non-working holiday or a national day of mourning on the date of the upcoming burial of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eraño G. Manalo who died on Monday. • 01 Sep 2009 (Office on Muslim Affairs-OMA) Undersecretary, Datu Ali B. Sangki, the Executive Director of the Philippines Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA), has recommended to President Arroyo that the date of the upcoming Eid'l Fitr (End of Ramadan) national public holiday be declared as Monday, September 21, 2009. • 31 Aug 2009 (House of Representatives of the Philippines-Manila) In an press release, ealier today, the House of Representatives of the Philippines has announced the introduction of House Bill 6653, which declares the first Monday of August as "Cory and Ninoy Day" an annual national non-working public holiday. • 22 Aug 2009 (The Inquirer-Manila) The bill to declare Chinese Lunar New Year as a new special non-working public holiday has passed a Committee reading and is now set for plenary debate in the the Philippines House of Representatives. • 02 Aug 2009 (Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs-Manila) Philippines' President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA), has declared Wednesday, August 5, 2009, as a one-off special non-working public holiday, on the day of the funeral of the late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino. • 22 Jul 2009 (BusinessWorld Online-Manila) Earlier today, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) issued Proclamation 1841 declaring 10 regular public holidays, four special non-working public holidays and one special public holiday for the calendar year 2010. • 18 Jul 2009 (Manila Bulletin-Manila) Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1083 which recognized Muslim holidays, Philippines' ARMM Governor, Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan, has declared a non-working public holiday on Monday, July 20, 2009, in celebration of Lailatul Izra Wal Miraj (the Ascension of Prophet Muhammad to Heaven). • 17 Jul 2009 (Inquirer-Manila) Early this morning, Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) declared a regional non-working public holiday for today, Friday, July 17, 2009, first in Metro Manila, and shortly after she extended it to most of Luzon Province. • 07 Jul 2009 (Sun Star Network-Manila) Earlier today, Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, announced the official declaration of July 27 of this year, and every year thereafter, as "Iglesia ni Cristo Day". • 21 Jun 2009 (Philippine Daily Inquirer-Manila) The Mayor of the capital of the Philippines, Alfredo Lim, announced that Malacañang had issued Proclamation No. 1799 declaring Wednesday, June 24, 2009, as a special non-working public holiday in Manila, in commemoration of the 438th founding anniversary of the city. • 20 Jun 2009 (Inquirer.net-Manila) The Philippines Chamber of Deputies has approved on third and final reading House Bill 5408 to amend the Administrative Code of 1987 to change the commemoration date of the Rizal Day public holiday from December 30 (the date when he was executed) to June 19 (his birthday). • 10 Jun 2009 (Official Website of the Provincial Government of Rizal-Teresa) Philippines' Government Proclamation 1790 declares tomorrow, June 11, 2009, the 108th Foundation Day of Rizal Province, a special non-working public holiday throughout the province. • 05 Jun 2009 (Philippines Senate Press Release-Manila) Philippines Senator, Richard J. Gordon (Independent), got approval for four measures of national significance, most particularly for his pet project embodied in SBN 3284, which would declare April 27 as a annual special non-working public holiday throughout the country to commemorate the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men on April 17, 1521. • 14 May 2009 (Manila Bulletin-Manila) The Committee on Revision of Laws of the Philippines' House of Representatives has approved 10 bills proposing additional annual public holidays, most notably, House Bill (HB) 5881, which would make Chinese New Year a special non-working public holiday. • 10 May 2009 (ABS-CBN News-Manila) Philippines' President, Glorai Macapagal-Arroyo, has declared Monday, May 11, 2009, as the new national day of celebration for boxing champion Manny "Pacman” Pacquiao. • 06 May 2009 (The Philippine Star-Manila) Following a WHO (World Health Organization) advisory, Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has decided to postpone the May 8 (working) National Holiday until next week. • 05 May 2009 (GMA News TV-Manila) Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has issued Proclamation No. 1764 which declares Friday, May 8, 2009, as a national day of celebration to honor boxing champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. • 04 May 2009 (The Philippine Star-Manila) In a GMA-7 interview, today, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao announced that he had received a personal telephone call from Philippines' President Arroyo, who told him that Friday, May 8, 2009, the day he arrives in Manila, had been declared a non-working public holiday. • 08 Apr 2009 (GMANews-Manila) Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has signed Proclamation No. 1752, which declares April 11, 2009, Black Saturday, as a special non-working public holiday. • 05 Apr 2009 (ABS-CBN News-Manila) Philippines' President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA), has declared Friday-Saturday, November 27-28, 2009, as nationwide non-working public holidays to mark the celebration of the Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). • 14 Mar 2009 (The Philippine Star-Manila) Several bills have been tabled in the Philippines' House of Representatives, seeking to declare seven more non-working public holidays in addition to the 16 public holidays already prescribed by law or presidential order. • 19 Feb 2009 (The Philippine Star-Manila) Earlier today, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) signed Proclamation 1728 declaring Monday, February 23, 2009, as a special holiday for all public and private schools in observance of the 23rd anniversary of the 1986 people power revolution (EDSA 1). • 18 Feb 2009 (Philippines Star-Manila) Philippines Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Lorelei Fajardo, has confirmed that the upcoming anniversary of the February 25, 1986, people power revolution, would not be a public holiday. • 04 Feb 2009 (Business Mirror-Manila) Earlier today, Philippines' Presidential Press Secretary, Cerge Remonde, said that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) is open to a proposed reduction in the number of holidays, this year, to help the business sector cope with the global crisis. • 07 Jan 2009 (ABS-CBN-Manila) Earlier today, Philippines President Gloria Macapal-Arroyo (PGMA) signed Proclamation 1699 which lists the official public holidays (sub-divided into regular holidays and special non-working days) in the Philippines for 2009. • 02 Jan 2009 (Newsbreak-Manila) Consolidated House Bill 5408, was passed on third reading by the Philippines House of Representatives on December 10, 2008, and would move the observance of the Rizal Day public holiday from December 30 (the date of Rizal's execution) to June 19 (Rizal's birthday). • 24 Dec 2008 (GMANews-Manila) Late last night, Philippines' President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, finally announced, through Proclamation 1695, that she had declared Friday, January 2, 2009, as a one-off bridge public holiday for both the private and public sectors. • 17 Aug 2008 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Philippines Senator, Benigno Aquino III (aka. Noynoy), has announced that he will soon introduce legislation to change the "holiday economics" policy mandated by last year's Republic Act No. 9492, which moves certain public holidays, except those religious in nature, to form three-day weekends to encourage travel and leisure spending. • 01 Jun 2005 (Manila Bulletin-Manila) Philippines Presidential Press Secretary, Ignacio Bunye, has announced that Monday, June 13, 2005, will remain a regular working day even though June 12, Independence Day, falls on a Sunday this year. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Philippines public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official regular public holidays, in the Philippines, are regulated by Executive Order 203 and incorporated in Executive Order 292, and as amended by Republic Act No. 9177. The 2 additional, so called, nationwide special days (November 1 and December 31) are regulated by EO 203. • It is the President's prerogative to declare the next working day a public holiday if the actual public holiday falls on a Sunday. Sometimes this is only done at the last minute. • Public Holidays Economics: In order to boost domestic tourism, the government, in 2002, made it a policy to move public holidays falling on a weekend to Friday or Monday, thus extending the weekend to three days. But, in 2004, Malacañang decided to give its "holiday economics" a rest following complaints from business executives. However, in early 2007, President Arroyo declared 4 non-working public holidays for the year, under Proclamation No. 1211 . • Muslim Holidays: The holidays of Amun Jadid (New Year), Maulid-un-Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad), Lailatul Isra Wal Mi'raj (Nocturnal Journey and Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad), Id-ul-Fitr (Hari Raya Pausa), and Id-ul-Adha (Hari Raja Haji), are officially observed, pursuant to Presidential Decree 1083 and Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 81-1277, in the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur and in the cities of Cotabato, Iligan, Marawi, Pagadian and Zamboanga, and in such other Muslim Provinces and cities as may be created. Upon proclamation by the President of the Philippines, Muslim holidays may also be officially observed in the provinces and cities. • Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan, first day of the month of Shawwal) is a national public holiday, created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9177 and signed on November 13, 2002. It was observed as a national public holiday for the first time on December 6, 2002. • The Christmas season in the Philippines started with dawn masses from Dec. 16 and ends on Jan. 6 as Filipinos hold family reunions, exchange gifts and feast on roasted pig and delicacies, such as rice cake and ginger tea. • Since 1986, the government has observed a holiday ceasefire with communist and Muslim rebels as the mainly Roman Catholic country celebrates one of the world's longest yuletide seasons . • Philippines International Codes PH and PHL (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ph (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Philippines information and news: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Philippines central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Philippines maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Philippines), and Wikipedia (includes Philippines commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Philippines, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Philippines that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Philippines were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules). For more details on Muslim holidays, see Muslim Calendar Holidays. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Philippines, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Philippines, before planning any trip to Philippines. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.