Declared Regular and Special Non-working Holidays for 2023
By Hanna
Posted on Aug 24, 2022
Planning a vacation? Malacañang has announced the official list of regular holidays and special non-working days according to a document released by the Palace on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Here’s the list:
Regular Holidays
- New Year’s Day – January 1 (Sunday)
- Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Sunday)
- Maundy Thursday – April 6
- Good Friday – April 7
- Labor Day – May 1 (Monday)
- Independence Day – June 12 (Monday)
- National Heroes Day – August 28 (Last Monday of August)
- Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Thursday)
- Christmas Day – December 25 (Monday)
- Rizal Day – December 30 (Saturday)
Special (Non-Working) Days
- EDSA People Power anniversary – February 25 (Saturday)
- Black Saturday – April 8
- Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Monday)
- All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Wednesday)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Friday)
- Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Sunday)
- Additional Special (Non-working) Day – November 2 (Thursday)
According to the document, separate proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha will be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar, or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient.