President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation no 42 declaring the regular holidays and special (working/non-working) days for the year 2023.
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Regular Holidays 2023
- New Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday)
- Maundy Thursday – April 6
- Good Friday – April 7
- Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Sunday)
- Labor Day – May 1 (Monday)
- Independence Day – June 12 (Monday)
- National Heroes Day – August 28 (Monday)
- Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Thursday)
- Christmas Day – December 25 (Monday)
- Rizal Day – December 30 (Saturday)
Special (non-working) holidays 2023
- EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Saturday)
- Black Saturday – April 8
- Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Monday)
- All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Wednesday)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Friday)
- Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Sunday)
Additional special (non-working day):
- November 2 (Thursday)
The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos shall recommend to the Office of the President the actual dates on which these holidays shall respectively fall.
Proclamation no. 42 PDF
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