MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Education (DepEd) released on Monday the list of regular holidays, special non-working holidays and special holidays for all schools in the country.
"Information crucial to planning should be distributed with urgency; it steers decision-making functions and policies to their most efficient positions. It is a way to ensure that we are proactive in delivering the education agenda,” DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro said.
Here is the list of holidays for 2015:
Regular holidays
New Year’s Day - January 1 (Thursday)
Maundy Thursday - April 2
Good Friday - April 3
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Thursday)
Labor Day - May 1 (Friday)
Independence Day - June 12 (Friday)
National Heroes Day - August 31 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Monday)
Christmas Day - December 25 (Friday)
Rizal Day - December 30 (Wednesday)
Special non-working days
Chinese New Year - February 19 (Thursday)
Black Saturday - April 4
Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Friday)
All Saints Day - November 1 (Sunday)
Special non-working days
January 2 (Friday)
December 24 (Thursday)
Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Thursday)
Special holiday for all schools
EDSA Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Wednesday)
The state agency said the proclamation on the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha will be issued by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos at a later date.