Philippine Holidays 2025: All Listed Regular & Special Days
Philippine Holidays 2025: All Listed Regular & Special Days
President Ferdinand R.
Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 727, which provides the official list of
regular and special holidays for 2025.
This proclamation
establishes the dates for important holidays, aligning with historical and
cultural celebrations for employees and employers in both the public and
private sectors.
Pursuant to Proclamation
No. 727, here is the official list of holidays for the year 2025:
Regular Holidays
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Araw ng Kagitingan | April 9, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Maundy Thursday | April 17, 2025 (Thursday) |
| Good Friday | April 18, 2025 (Friday) |
| Labor Day | May 1, 2025 (Thursday) |
| Independence Day | June 12, 2025 (Thursday) |
| National Heroes Day | August 25, 2025 (Monday) |
| Bonifacio Day | November 30, 2025 (Sunday) |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2025 (Thursday) |
| Rizal Day | December 30, 2025 (Tuesday) |
Special (Non-Working) Days
| Ninoy Aquino Day | August 21, 2025 (Thursday) |
| All Saints’ Day | November 1, 2025 (Saturday) |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | December 8, 2025 (Monday) |
| Last Day of the Year | December 31, 2025 (Wednesday) |
Special (Working) Day
| EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary | February 25, 2025 (Tuesday) |
Additional Special (Non-Working) Days
| Chinese New Year | January 29, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Black Saturday | April 19, 2025 |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2025 (Wednesday) |
| All Saints’ Day Eve | October 31, 2025 (Friday) |
Employee Pay and Benefits for Philippine Holidays 2025
The following types of holidays affect employee compensation:
a) Regular Holidays:
Employees receive pay on their rest days. If they are required to work, they
earn 200% of their regular daily wage.
b) Special Non-Working
Days: The no-work, no-pay rule applies if an employee does not work. If an
employee works on a special non-working day, they will be paid 30% of their
daily wage for the first eight hours (basic wage x 130%).
For overtime, the employee
will receive an additional 30% of their hourly wage (hourly rate of the basic
wage x 130% x 130% x number of overtime hours worked).
c) Special Working Days:
These are ordinary working days without premium pay unless the employer opts to
provide it.
While many employees
benefit from these holidays, some government employees, particularly those uniformed
members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) are not covered by the proclamation.
Their job demands exigency
of service to ensure public safety and order, meaning they often must work
regardless of whether it is a holiday or not.
Proclamation No. 727
provides a roadmap of the holidays that the country will observe. With the
official holiday list in hand, everyone can better plan for the year ahead and
ensure compliance with labor laws regarding holiday pay for the private sector,
as well as with the Civil Service Law for government employees
Source: https://pco.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241030-PROC-727-FRM.pdf