Palace announces 2018 holidays

Malacañang on Wednesday released the list of regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2018.

The Palace said based on Proclamation No. 269, the following days are the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for 2018:

Regular holidays

New Year’s Day – January 1

Maundy Thursday – March 29

Good Friday – March 30

Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Monday)

Labor Day – May 1 (Tuesday)

Independence Day – June 12 (Tuesday)

National Heroes Day – August 27 (Last Monday of August)

Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Friday)

Christmas Day – December 25 (Tuesday)

Rizal Day – December 30 (Sunday)

Special (Non-working) Holidays

Chinese New Year – February 16 (Friday)

EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Sunday)

Black Saturday – March 31

Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Tuesday)

All Saints Day – November 1 (Thursday)

Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Monday)

Additional special (non-working) days – November 2 (All Souls Day, Friday) and December 24 (Christmas Eve, Monday)

The Palace said the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha shall be issued after the appropriate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.

Re-published from ABS-CBN News




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