LIST: Philippine holidays for 2024 released, EDSA anniversary missing

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:12 p.m.) — Malacañang released on Friday, October 13, the list of regular and special holidays for next year. 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation 368 which identified regular holidays and the special non-working holidays for 2024.

The issuance of national holidays due to Islamic holidays such as the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha shall be issued after the approximate days determined by the Islamic calendar.

Regular holidays

• January 1 (Monday) New Year’s Day
• March 28 (Thursday) Maundy Thursday
• March 29 (Friday) Good Friday
• April 9 (Tuesday) Araw ng Kagitingan
• May 1 (Wednesday) Labor Day
• June 12 (Wednesday) Independence Day
• August 26 (Monday) National Heroes Day (Last Monday of August)
• November 30 (Saturday) Bonifacio Day
• December 25 (Wednesday) Christmas Day
• December 30 (Monday) Rizal Day

Special non-working holidays

• August 21 (Wednesday) Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1 (Friday) All Saints’ Day
• December 8 (Sunday) Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
• December 31 (Tuesday) Last Day of the Year

Special non-working holidays

• February 10 (Saturday) Chinese New Year
• March 30 (Saturday)  Black Saturday
• November 2 (Saturday) All Souls’ Day
• December 24 (Tuesday) Christmas Eve

The anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution which toppled the presidency of Marcos' father has not been included in the list of holidays as it falls on a Sunday. However, the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary on December 8 that also falls on a Sunday has been included in the list of 2024 holidays this year.

 The Palace said in a statement that it has a "minimal socio-economic impact" on the country as it "coincides with the rest days for most workers and laborers."

Unlike last year, the government did not implement “holiday economics” or the practice of declaring long weekends, moving national holidays closer to Saturday or Sunday. — With reports from Rosette Adel