Policy
LIST: 2026 Holidays and Long Weekends in the Philippines
Plan those vacation leaves accordingly.
Published on Sep 4, 2025
(SPOT.ph) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has released the regular holidays and special non-working days for the upcoming year, with at least eight long weekends to expect in 2026.
The list of holidays was made official through Proclamation No. 1006 as released to the public on September 4. For 2026, there are 10 regular holidays and 8 special non-working days.
We're in luck, too, as many of them fall close to the weekend like Fridays and Mondays.
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For the second consecutive year, the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary on February 25 has been changed from a special non-working day to a special working day.
Additional national holidays like Eid'l Fitr and Eid'l Adha will also be announced when Islamic astronomical calculations are advised by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos to the Office of the President.
2026 holidays in the Philippines
Regular holidays
Employers are obligated to pay workers the normal daily rate on regular holidays.
If an employee reports for work on that day, they should be paid twice the normal daily rate. Overtime work will also have to be compensated with 2.6 times the hourly rate and the number of excess hours.
Those without regular employment such as seasonal workers may not be paid the required holiday pay when they are not called to work. If an employee is paid per output, the holiday pay should not be less than the employee's average daily earnings for the last seven working days before the regular holiday.
Special non-working days
A special non-working day is a type of public holiday where the "no work, no pay" principle applies. This means employees who do not report for work on such days are not entitled to compensation, unless a company policy, collective bargaining agreement, or employment contract provides otherwise.
Employees who do work on a special non-working day are entitled to additional compensation. Specifically, they should receive an extra 30% of their basic daily wage for the first eight hours of work, calculated as daily wage x 130%. For example, if the daily rate is P1,000, the employee is set to receive P1,300 for working on a non-working holiday.
If the special non-working day falls on the employee's rest day (usually on weekends), the pay increases to daily wage x 150%. For overtime work beyond eight hours, an additional 30% of the hourly rate applies.
2026 long weekends in the Philippines
Micah believes that writing is always political. Beyond the byline, you’ll find her bruising herself in a pole studio or napping with her beagle. Reach her at micah@spot.ph.
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