Philippine Holidays 2021: List of regular & special holidays

President Rodrigo Duterte signs Proclamation Number 986 declaring the regular holiday and special (non-working) holidays for the year 2021.

Update February 26, 2021: Through Proclamation 1107, Duterte amends the list of holidays for 2021.

Read: List of Philippine Holidays for the Year 2022

Regular Holidays in the Philippines for 2021

January 1, Friday – New Year’s Day
April 9, Friday – Araw ng Kagitingan
April 1, – Maundy Thursday
April 2, – Good Friday
May 1, Saturday – Labor Day
June 12, Saturday – Independence Day
August 30, last Monday of August – National Heroes’ Day
November 30, Tuesday – Bonifacio Day
December 25, Saturday – Christmas Day
December 30, Thursday – Rizal Day

Special non-working holidays in the Philippines for 2021

February 12, Friday – Chinese New Year
February 25, Thursday – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
April 3, – Black Saturday
August 21, Saturday – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, Monday – All Saints’ Day
December 8, Wednesday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

Special working holidays 2021

November 2, Tuesday- All soul’s day
December 24, Friday- Christmas Eve

December 31, Friday – Last day of the year

Based on Proclamation no.1107, the following dates: November 2, December 24, and December 31.was modified from special non-working days to special working days.

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 inform the Office of the President of the actual dates on which these holidays shall respectively fall.

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