There are at least five long weekends for 2024, including a five-day weekend by the end of December.
The 38th EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary is so far not listed as a special nonworking day in 2024.
Eid holidays shall be declared later on.
Palace lists 2024 holidays; Pinoys up for at least 5 long weekends
Oct 13, 2023 04:09 AM
At a glance
Filipinos can start planning their 2024 trips as Malacañang bared the list of regular holidays and special nonworking days for next year, which includes at least five long weekends.
Malacañang released on Friday, Oct. 13, a copy of Proclamation No. 368, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Oct. 11.
Under the Proclamation, the following have been declared as regular holidays:
- Jan. 1 (Monday) - New Year's Day
- March 28 (Thursday) - Maundy Thursday
- March 29 (Friday) - Good Friday
- April 9 (Tuesday) - Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 (Wednesday) - Labor Day
- June 12 (Wednesday) - Independence Day
- Aug. 26 (Monday) - National Heroes Day
- Nov. 30 (Saturday) - Bonifacio Day
- Dec. 25 (Wednesday) - Christmas Day
- Dec. 30 (Monday) - Rizal Day
The special nonworking days for 2024 are:
- Aug. 21 (Wednesday) - Ninoy Aquino Day
- Nov. 1 (Friday) - All Saints' Day
- Dec. 8 (Sunday) - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Dec. 31 (Tuesday) - Last Day of the Year
The Palace also identified additional special nonworking days:
- Feb. 10 (Saturday) - Chinese New Year
- Mar. 30 (Saturday) - Black Saturday
- Nov. 2 (Saturday) - All Souls' Day
- Dec. 24 (Tuesday) - Christmas Eve
With this, the long weekends for 2024 are:
- Dec. 30, 2023, to Jan. 1, 2024 (Three days, New Year weekend)
- Mar. 28 to 31, 2024 (Four days, Holy Week)
- Aug. 24 to 26, 2024 (Three days, National Heroes Day weekend)
- Nov. 1 to 3, 2024 (Three days, Undas weekend)
- Dec. 28, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025 (Five days, New Year weekend)
EDSA holiday
However, the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Feb 25, 2024, which falls on a Sunday, was not listed. While a law does not dictate the anniversary to be declared a holiday, previous proclamations declared it as such.
This year, President Marcos declared Feb. 24, 2023, a special nonworking holiday commemorating the revolution.
Eid Holidays
Meanwhile, Malacañang noted that the proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha would be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays were determined following the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient.
"With this, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos is advised, at the appropriate time, to recommend to the Office of the President (OP) the actual dates on which Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha holidays will respectively fall," it said.