President Benigno Aquino III declared the official list of the Philippine regular and special non-working holidays for the year 2014. Signed in Manila on September 25, 2013, The Proclamation No. 655 consist of 18 holidays. Additional two (2) holidays will be announced soon to finalized Muslim holidays next year.
The 18 holidays include the following:
1) January 1 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Day
2) January 31 (Friday) – Chinese New Year
3) February 25 (Tuesday) – People Power Anniversary
4) April 9 (Wednesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
5) April 17 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
6) April 18 (Friday) – Good Friday
7) April 19 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
8) May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day
9) June 12 (Thursday) – Independence Day
10) August 21 (Thursday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
11) August 25 (Monday) – National Heroes Day
12) November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints Day
13) November 30 (Sunday) – Bonifacio Day
14) December 24 (Wednesday) – Christmas Eve
15) December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas Day
16) December 26 (Friday) – Day after Christmas
17) December 30 (Tuesday) – Rizal Day
18) December 31 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Eve
It is interesting to note that the 15 holidays listed above fall on weekdays.
You can download the PDF copy of the Proclamation No. 655, series of 2013 here.
