Here’s the official list of Regular Holidays, Special non-working days, and Special Holidays in the Philippines in the coming year 2016.
For 2016, we will have six long weekends. These six long weekends are:
- January 1-3, 2016 (Friday to Sunday) – New Year’s holiday 2016
- February 6-8, 2016 (Saturday to Monday) – Chinese New Year
- March 24-27, 2016 (Thursday to Sunday) – Holy Week
- August 27-29, 2016 (Saturday to Monday) – National Heroes’ Day
- October 29 – November 1, 2016 (Saturday to Tuesday) – All Saints’ Day
- December 30, 2016 – January 1, 2017 (Friday to Sunday) – New Year’s holiday 2017
The complete list of official public holidays in 2016, as approved by Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III, is as follows.
Complete List of Official Philippine Holidays – 2016
Based on Proclamation No. 1105, series 2015
January 2016
- January 1, 2016 (Friday) – New Year’s Day (Regular holiday)
- January 2, 2016 (Saturday) – Additional Special non-working day
February 2016
- February 8, 2016 (Monday) – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day)
- February 25, 2016 (Thursday) – Anniversary of EDSA Revolution (Special non-working day)
March 2016
- March 24, 2016 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday (Regular holiday)
- March 25, 2016 (Friday) – Good Friday (Regular holiday)
- March 26, 2016 (Saturday) – Black Saturday (Special non-working day)
April 2016
- April 9, 2016 (Saturday) – Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular holiday)
May 2016
- May 1, 2016 (Sunday) – Labor Day (Regular holiday)
June 2016
- June 12, 2016 (Sunday) – Independence Day (Regular holiday)
August 2016
- August 21, 2016 (Sunday) – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working holiday)
- August 29, 2016 (Monday) – National Heroes Day (Regular holiday)
October 2016
- October 31, 2016 (Monday) – Additional special non-working day
November 2016
- November 1, 2016 (Tuesday) – All Saints’ Day (special non-working holiday)
- November 30, 2016 (Wednesday) – Bonifacio Day (Regular holiday)
December 2016
- December 24, 2016 (Saturday) – Additional special non-working day
- December 25, 2016 (Sunday) – Christmas Day (Regular holiday)
- December 30, 2016 (Friday) – Rizal Day (Regular holiday)
- December 31, 2016 (Saturday) – Last Day of the Year (Special non-working day)
No Dates Yet (to be announced soon)
- Eid’l Fitr (End of Ramadan)
- Eidul Adha
Happy holidays!
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