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People spend their time at Luneta Park in Manila on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

 

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LIST: Palace announces 2026 regular holidays, special non-working days

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175698560917417569824970261728631232838christmas luneta 11102024.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">People spend their time at Luneta Park in Manila on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. <em style="text-align:left">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Malacañang released on Thursday the list of regular and special non-working holidays for 2026.</p><p>Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Proclamation No. 1006 on September 3, which lists the following holidays that shall be observed nationwide in 2026:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Regular Holidays</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>January 1 (Thursday) — New Year’s Day</p><p>April 2 — Maundy Thursday</p><p>April 3 — Good Friday</p><p>April 9 (Thursday) — Araw ng Kagitingan</p><p>May 1 (Friday) — Labor Day</p><p>June 12 (Friday) — Independence Day</p><p>August 31 (Monday) —  National Heroes Day</p><p>November 30 (Monday) — Bonifacio Day</p><p>December 25 (Friday) — Christmas Day</p><p>December 30 (Wednesday) — Rizal Day </p><div><br/></div><p>Under the Labor Code, workers are paid their regular daily wage on holidays.</p><p>Those who report to work on that day &quot;shall be paid a compensation equivalent to twice [their] regular rate.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Special (Non-Working) Days</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>August 21 (Friday) — Ninoy Aquino Day</p><p>November 1 (Sunday) — All Saints Day</p><p>December 8 (Tuesday) — Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary</p><p>December 31 (Thursday) — Last Day of the Year</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Additional Special (Non-Working) Days</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>February 17 (Tuesday)  — Chinese New Year</p><p>April 4 — Black Saturday</p><p>November 2 (Monday) — All Souls&#x27; Day</p><p>December 24 (Thursday) — Christmas Eve</p><div><br/></div><p>The &#x27;no work, no pay&#x27; rule applies on special non-working days and those who report to work are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their regular daily wage.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;PEOPLE POWER&#x27; ANNIVERSARY A SPECIAL WORKING DAY</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the EDSA Revolution Anniversary is still a special working day on February 25 (Tuesday) for the third consecutive year, a move that has been criticized for supposedly &quot;whitewashing&quot; history.</p><p>There is no premium for working on a special working day.</p><p>The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid&#x27;l Fitr and Eid&#x27;l Adha will be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined, in accordance with the Islamic calendar or upon Islamic astronomical calculations.</p><p>The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will promulgate the implementing guidelines for the proclamation.</p>

<p>Malacañang released on Thursday the list of regular and special non-working holidays in 2026.</p>

Malacañang released on Thursday the list of regular and special non-working holidays in 2026.

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LIST: Regular holidays, special non-working days in 2026

Ched Rick Gatchalian,

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Published Sep 04, 2025 07:02 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 04, 2025 07:33 PM PHT

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