In a few days we are going to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome a new year 2022. For sure this year was filled with challenges and we can only hope that 2022 will bring the best experiences in all of us. We are optimistic about the next year, so gear up and plan the year ahead with this list of official holidays released by Malacañang as per Proclamation 1236 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte last October 29.

Regular Holidays

January 1 (Saturday) – New Year’s Day

April 9 (Saturday) – Araw ng Kagitingan

April 14 – Maundy Thursday

April 15 – Good Friday

May 1 (Sunday) – Labor Day

June 12 (Sunday) – Independence Day

August 29 (last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day

November 30 (Wednesday) – Bonifacio Day

December 25 (Sunday) – Christmas Day

December 30 (Friday) – Rizal Day

Special Non-Working Days

February 1 (Tuesday) – Chinese New Year

February 25 (Friday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary

April 16 – Black Saturday

August 21 (Sunday) – Ninoy Aquino Day

November 1 (Tuesday) – All Saints’ Day

December 8 (Thursday) – Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of Mary

Special (Working) Days

November 2 (Wednesday) – All Soul’s Day

December 24 (Saturday) – Christmas Eve

December 31 (Saturday) – New Year’s Eve / Last Day of the Year

Nov. 2, Dec. 24, and Dec. 31, which are usually declared special non-working days, have been declared special working days to “encourage economic productivity by, among others, minimizing work disruption and commemorating some special holidays as special working days instead,” according to the proclamation.

Meanwhile, Proclamation 1236 declares Feb. 1, 2022, as a special non-working day to celebrate Chinese New Year.

While Feb. 25, 2022, is the commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

In addition to Holy Week Holidays next year, the Black Saturday that falls on Apr. 16, 2022, has been declared as a special non-working day nationwide.

Under Proclamation 1236, Dec. 8 of every year shall be celebrated as a special non-working holiday in the entire country to commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

RA No. 9849 dated 11 Dec. 2009 provides that Eider Adha shall be celebrated as a national holiday and will be determined according to approximate dates of the Islamic Holidays under the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar.