President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared the list of regular and non-working holidays for 2023 covering seven long weekends, according to an issuance released Tuesday.
Unlike this year, Nov. 2 (All Souls' Day), and Dec. 31 (Last Day of the Year) are classified as special non-working holidays next year, Proclamation No. 42 issued by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez showed.
Many holidays will land on either Monday or Friday, which means there will be more long weekends for students and employees next year.
Here are the important dates to mark:
Regular holidays
- New Year's Day - January 1 (Sunday)
- Maundy Thursday - April 6
- Good Friday - April 7
- Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Sunday)
- 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 holidays
- EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Saturday)
- Black Saturday - April 8
- Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Monday)
- All Saints' Day - November 1 (Wednesday)
- Additional Special (non-working) Day - November 2 (Thursday)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary - December 8 (Friday)
- Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Sunday)
Separate proclamations will be issued declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha once the exact dates of these Islamic holidays have been determined.
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