ARTICLE 29. Holidays. On the Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Sundays are public religious holidays. Proclamations to declare national holidays for Eid l Fitr and Eid Adha follow after the approximate dates of Islamic holidays have been established. In general, a fixed list of public holidays in the Philippines cannot be provided as some holidays are mobile. However, under the provisions of RA 9492, the President is required by law to issue a proclamation before it is made to determine the exact date of compliance. There are 9 regular holidays in the Philippines, namely: Other holidays are: the first of January, the twenty-second of February, the first of May, the thirtieth of May, the fourth of July, the thirteenth of August, the thirtieth of November, the thirtieth of December and the day designated by law for the holding of general elections. [xxx] No public holidays displayed? This is because you have not selected any type of holiday. Please check at least one of the boxes. Under the laws of war, Executive Decree No. 203 of June 30, 1987 organized the list of regular holidays and special national holidays, as «too many holidays were observed, which caused confusion among the public,» according to the aforementioned decree. Unless otherwise amended by law, ordinance or proclamation, the following public holidays and special holidays are observed in the country:[xxx] *Note: The official announcement of the Office of the President for the specific dates of Eid Fitr and Eid l Adha will be issued after the approximate dates of these Islamic holidays have been established (in accordance with the Islamic Hjira calendar, lunar calendar or Islamic astronomical calculations, as possible or expedient).
A list I was able to find prior to the 1987 Administrative Code was from the 1917 Colonial Administrative Code of the United States of America, which reads as follows: Public holidays, which are based on the most recent law, are permitted by Republic Act (RA) 9849, as amended by Republic Act No. 10966, which reads: We have unparalleled expertise in transparently advising our clients on how to properly balance their benefits and compensation plans with mandatory benefits imposed by Philippine labor law. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Christian celebration on December 8 each year. The «holiday economy» has not been observed since the beginning of President Benigno Aquino`s administration. The difference between ordinary leave and special non-working leave corresponds to the amount of the additional payment, attendance before the leave and the law or decree from which it is derived. The Philippines is a republic and, therefore, laws are passed by the legislature. However, there are laws prior to the republic and the colonial period that are still recognized today. This is expressly permitted, as stated in Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9849, which reproduces the provisions of the Administrative Code of the Philippines of 1987: In general, a public holiday is a day on which work is suspended to commemorate and celebrate custom or tradition. However, the Philippines classifies public holidays as regular holidays and special holidays; while the latter is also classified as work leave and non-working leave.
The list of ordinary holidays and special (non-working holidays) was codified in Executive Order No. 292, series of 1987, also known as the Administrative Code of the Philippines of 1987. During the COVID-19 pandemic, President Duterte amended this proclamation for 2021 to declare All Souls Day (November 2), Christmas Eve (December 24) and the last day of the year (December 31) special working days. It is important to note that President Macapagal-Arroyo has announced that the date closest to a particular holiday (or Friday) will be declared a normal holiday or special non-working day. This is part of the president`s Holiday Economics plan. Examples of special non-working days enshrined in the law include Ninoy Aquino Day and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception New Year – January 1, 2020 (Wednesday) Araw ng Kagitingan – 9 April 2020 (Thursday) Maundy Thursday – 9 April 2020 (Thursday) Good Friday – 10 April 2020 (Friday) Labour Day – 1 May 2020 (Friday) Independence Day – 12 June 2020 (Friday) National Heroes Day – 31 August 2020 (Monday) Bonifacio Day – 30 November, 2020 (Monday) Christmas – December 25, 2020 (Friday) Rizal Day – December 30, 2020 (Wednesday). 3 May 2022 – Eid`l Fitr XX August 2022 – Eid`l Adha RA 9492 was signed into law by President Gloria Arroyo in 2007, who included Eidul Adha as a regional holiday. At that time, President Arroyo introduced the concept of «holiday economy», which made it possible to move the public holiday to the following Monday for a long weekend.