Philippine Holidays 2019

Start plotting your next family vacation, babymoon, or even your nth honeymoon! Now is the time to score cheap flights and deals for the family. 

Proclamation No. 555, which declared the regular holidays and nine special non-working holidays for 2019, came straight from the Malacañang Palace.

Below is the list of Philippine holidays for 2019:

2019 Philippine Regular Holidays

• New Year’s Day - January 1, Tuesday
• Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9, Tuesday
• Maundy Thursday - April 18
• Good Friday - April 19
• Labor Day - May 1, Wednesday
• Independence Day - June 12, Wednesday
• National Heroes Day - August 26, last Monday of August
• Bonifacio Day - November 30, Saturday
• Christmas Day - December 25, Wednesday
• Rizal Day - December 30, Monday

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2019 Philippine Special Non-working Holidays

• Chinese New Year - February 5, Tuesday
• EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary - February 25, Monday
• Black Saturday - April 20
• National Elections - May 13, Monday
• Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21, Wednesday
• All Saints Day - November 1, Friday
• Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8, Sunday
• Last Day of the Year - December 31, Tuesday

Additional Special Holidays
All Souls Day – November 2, Saturday
Christmas Eve – December 24, Tuesday

Not yet included in the list are the moveable holidays Eidul Fitr in June (around June 4 to 6) and Eidul Adha in August (around August 11 and 12). The dates of these two Islamic holidays vary so it will be announced once they have been determined by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). 

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So far, there are only six long weekends to look forward to: New Year, EDSA Anniversary, Holy Week, National Heroes Day, All Saints' Day, and Rizal Day. Only the New Year (if you count the holidays before January 1), the Holy Week, and Rizal Day and New Year weekends are more than three days. 

The way we see you can add days to your family vacations by file a leave of absence on December 23 (you never know the government might declare it as a holiday, too!). You can also submit a leave of absence on the Mondays that fall before the Chinese New Year and Araw ng Kagitingan to add to your 2019 long weekends.

The long weekends are few and short. Some regular holidays fall on a Wednesday, such as Labor Day, Independence Day, and Ninoy Aquino's Day. Bonifacio Day falls on a Saturday, while The Feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on a Sunday. 

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