Holidays in the Philippines in 2025 and guide to holiday wages
The proclamation was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on 30 October 2024 and was published in the Official Gazette on 31 October. Learn more about computing holiday wages in the Philippines in our payroll guide here.
Regular Holidays
| New Year’s Day | 1 January | Wednesday |
| Araw ng Kagitingan | 9 April | Wednesday |
| Maundy Thursday | 17 April | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 18 April | Friday |
| Labor Day | 1 May | Thursday |
| Independence Day | 12 June | Thursday |
| National Heroes Day | 25 August | Monday |
| Bonifacio Day | 30 November | Sunday |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | Thursday |
| Rizal Day | 30 December | Tuesday |
| The proclamations declaring Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha as national holidays shall be issued after the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommends to the Office of the President the actual dates on which these holidays shall fall. In 2024, these were declared regular holidays on 10 April 2024 and 17 June 2024 respectively. |
Special (Non-Working) Days
| Ninoy Aquino Day | 21 August | Thursday |
| All Saints’ Day | 1 November | Saturday |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | 8 December | Monday |
| Last Day of the Year | 31 December | Wednesday |
In a separate proclamation, Proclamation No. 729, the President included 27 July 2025 as a Special (Non-Working) Day to commemorate Iglesia ni Cristo’s Founding Anniversary.
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Additional Special (Non-Working) Days
| Chinese New Year | 29 January | Wednesday |
| Black Saturday | 19 April | Saturday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | Wednesday |
| All Saints’ Day Eve | 31 October | Friday |
Special (Working) Day
| EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | 25 February | Tuesday |
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