LIST: Regular Holidays & Special Non-Working Days in the Philippines in 2020

Malacañang released the list of regular and special non-working holidays for next year (2020) through Proclamation No. 845 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.

List of Philippine holidays (regular and special non-working) for 2020

Regular Holidays in 2020:

• January 1, 2020 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Day
• April 9, 2020 (Thursday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
• April 9, 2020 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
• April 10, 2020 (Friday) – Good Friday
• May 1, 2020 (Friday) – Labor Day
• June 12, 2020 (Friday) – Independence Day
• August 31, 2020 (Last Monday of August) – National Heroes’ Day
• November 30, 2020 (Monday) – Bonifacio Day
• December 25, 2020 (Friday) – Christmas Day
• December 30, 2020 (Wednesday) – Rizal Day

Special Non-Working Holidays in 2020:

• January 25, 2020 (Saturday) – Chinese New Year
• February 25, 2020  (Tuesday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
• April 11, 2020 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
• August 21, 2020 (Friday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1, 2020 (Sunday) – All Saints’ Day
• December 8, 2020 (Tuesday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
• December 31, 2020 (Thursday) – Last Day of the Year

Additional Special Non-Working Holidays in 2020:

• November 2, 2020 (Monday) – All Souls’ Day
• December 24, 2020 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve

Malacañang will issue separate proclamation declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr (End of Ramadan), and Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations.

• Eid’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) -- to be updated
• Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) -- to be updated

Source / Reference: Official Gazette | Proclamation 845