The Philippines is a country known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse traditions, and colorful festivals. One of the ways this is celebrated is through a variety of national and local holidays.
These holidays provide Filipinos with the opportunity to commemorate historical events, religious occasions, and significant cultural festivities.
In 2024, the Philippines will continue this tradition with a list of holidays that showcase the nation’s heritage, faith, and unity. In this article, we will explore the major holidays that Filipinos will observe in the year 2024.
Also Read: Philippine Holidays 2023
Proclamation 368: Regular and Non-Working Holidays 2024
Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation No. 368 Declaring the Regular Holidays and Special (Non-working) days for the year 2024.
Here are the 2024 holidays in the country:
Regular holidays
- New Year’s Day – January 1 (Monday)
- Maundy Thursday – March 28
- Good Friday – March 29
- Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Tuesday)
- Labor Day – May 1 (Wednesday)
- Independence Day – June 12 (Wednesday)
- National Heroes Day – August 26 (Monday)
- Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Saturday)
- Christmas Day – December 25 (Wednesday)
- Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)
Special non-working days
- Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
- All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Friday)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Sunday)
- Last day of the year – December 31 (Tuesday)
Additional special non-working days
- Chinese New Year – February 10 (Saturday)
- Black Saturday – March 30
- All Souls’ Day – November 2 (Saturday)
- Christmas Eve – December 24 (Tuesday)
Also Read: List of Long Weekend 2024
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.
Here is the PDF of Proclamation no 368 s. 2023 that you can download:
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