2016 Philippine Holidays

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

2016 Philippine Holidays

Recently, Malacañang Palace has declared the Philippine holidays for the upcoming year 2016. Plan ahead, go out, and discover the beauty of the Philippines and its culture!

There are at least 8-9 long weekends in the Philippines this 2016. Check the dates and clear it up for an adventure!

2016 Holidays as declared via Presidential Proclamation number 1105 series of 2015

Date	Type	Day	Holiday
1-Jan	Regular	Friday	New Year's Day
2-Jan	Special	Saturday	President Declared
8-Feb	Special	Monday	Chinese New Year
25-Feb	Special	Thursday	People Power Revolution
24-Mar	Regular	Thursday	Maundy Thursday
25-Mar	Regular	Friday	Good Friday
26-Mar	Special	Saturday	Black Saturday
9-Apr	Regular	Saturday	Araw ng Kagitingan
1-May	Regular	Sunday	Labor Day
12-Jun	Regular	Sunday	Independence Day
6-Jul	Regular	Wednesday	Eid'l Fitr*
21-Aug	Special	Sunday	Ninoy Aquino Day
29-Aug	Regular	Monday	National Heroes' Day
12-Sept	Regular	Monday	Eid'l Adha*
31-Oct	Special	Monday	President Declared
1-Nov	Special	Tuesday	All Saints' Day
30-Nov	Regular	Wednesday	Bonifacio Day
24-Dec	Special	Saturday	Christmas Eve
25-Dec	Regular	Sunday	Christmas
30-Dec	Regular	Friday	Rizal Day
31-Dec	Special	Saturday	New Year's Eve

Long Weekends

December 30, 2015 - January 2, 2016- New Year's Weekend (longest)
February 6-8 - Chinese New Year Weekend
March 24 - 27 - Holy Weekend
August 27 - 29 - National Heroes' Day Weekend
September 9 - 11 - Eid'l Adha Weekend*
October 29 - November 1 - All Saints' Day Weekend
August 27 - August 29 - National Heroes' Day Weekend
December 30 - January 1, 2017 - New Year's Weekend

The president has declared January 2, 2016, a Saturday, as a holiday, making December 30 - January 2 as the longest weekend for the year 2016.

Eid'l Fitr is on July 6, 2016 (via Presidential Proclamation #6), while Eid'l Adha is on September 12, 2016 (via Presidential Proclamation #56).

And here is how you can enjoy your holidays in the Philippines.