🇵🇭 Philippines public holidays 2028
Philippines has 12 public holidays in 2028. 7 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 4 days. A further 10 days are granted at administrative discretion.
Download this year's data
CSV is for reuse and spreadsheets; ICS includes days off only, while commemorative dates remain in the CSV.
Download CSVDownload ICS calendarSubscribe to the Philippines holiday calendar (updates weekly)
Who decides these days
The Philippines has two kinds of holiday, and the pay rules differ.
There are 12 regular holidays a year, including Eid'l Fitr and Eid'l Adha.
Under DOLE rules, workers who stay home still get a full day's pay, and those who work get 200%.
Special (non-working) days are different: no work, no pay as a rule, and 30% extra if you work. 2026 has eight; four of them (Chinese New Year, Black Saturday, All Souls' Day, Christmas Eve) are added by the President each year.
The legal basis is Section 26 of the Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act 9492, which still describes several holidays as falling on the nearest Monday.
The actual dates come from a yearly presidential proclamation: No. 1006 for 2026 (signed 3 September 2025) and No. 1427 for 2027 (signed 8 September 2026).
Recent proclamations have kept the original dates, but nothing is final until the next one is out.
The two Islamic holidays are set separately: the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommends a date from the Islamic calendar and the President proclaims it, often days ahead — the 20 March 2026 Eid'l Fitr holiday was announced on 12 March.
The EDSA anniversary on 25 February is now a special working day.
Local holidays declared for single provinces or cities are left out, and election days are proclaimed separately; RA 12326 moved the barangay elections to November 2028.
Long weekends
- April 13, 2028 – April 16, 20284 daysMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black SaturdayDiscretionary day off
- April 29, 2028 – May 1, 20283 daysLabor Day
- May 5, 2028 – May 8, 20284 daysEid'l Adha, National and Local Elections DayDiscretionary day off
- June 10, 2028 – June 12, 20283 daysIndependence Day
- August 19, 2028 – August 21, 20283 daysNinoy Aquino DayDiscretionary day off
- August 26, 2028 – August 28, 20283 daysNational Heroes Day
- November 11, 2028 – November 13, 20283 daysBarangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections DayDiscretionary day off
- December 8, 2028 – December 10, 20283 daysFeast of the Immaculate Conception of MaryDiscretionary day off
- December 23, 2028 – December 25, 20283 daysChristmas Eve, Christmas DayDiscretionary day off
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| January 26, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Chinese New Year | Discretionary day off |
| February 25, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | Commemorative, not a day off |
| February 26, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Eid'l Fitr | Public holiday |
| April 9, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) | Public holiday |
| April 13, 2028 | Maundy Thursday | Public holiday |
| April 14, 2028 | Good Friday | Public holiday |
| April 15, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Black Saturday | Discretionary day off |
| May 1, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Labor Day | Public holiday |
| May 5, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Eid'l Adha | Public holiday |
| May 8, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | National and Local Elections Day | Discretionary day off |
| June 12, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Independence Day | Public holiday |
| August 21, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Ninoy Aquino Day | Discretionary day off |
| August 28, 2028 | National Heroes Day | Public holiday |
| November 1, 2028 | All Saints' Day | Discretionary day off |
| November 2, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | All Souls' Day | Discretionary day off |
| November 13, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections Day | Discretionary day off |
| November 30, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Bonifacio Day | Public holiday |
| December 8, 2028 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Discretionary day off |
| December 24, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Christmas Eve | Discretionary day off |
| December 25, 2028 | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
| December 30, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Rizal Day | Public holiday |
| December 31, 2028 | Last Day of the Year | Discretionary day off |