2026 PHILIPPINES HOLIDAYS

2026 Public Holidays Philippines Service

The above is the list of 2026 public holidays declared in Philippines which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. We also provide Philippines holiday calendar for 2026 in Word, Excel, PDF and printable online formats.

With 18 national holidays, the Philippines is among the nations with many public holidays. The president of Philippines has power according to the law governing public holidays to regulate the holidays. Employees are given paid day offs on four holidays amongst the eighteen public holidays. However, there are special non-working days such as the voting days. Employees are given a day off during such special events.

Philippines have several celebrated religious holidays but the Christianity ones are dominant. Some of them include the Easter celebrations, All Saints Day, Immaculate Conception Day, and Christmas day. Christmas is the most celebrated holiday. With Christians converging in different places, the day is awaited from the eve of the due day. At the midnight the New Year is born and is marked with fireworks all over the country, people sing and dance nationwide as they welcome the New Year. During this day, a lot of activities take place among them visiting friends, going for picnics and gifting each other.

There are a few Muslim followers and entitled to their public holidays such as Eidul Adha and Eidul Fitr.

There are many other public holidays celebrated in Philippines including New Year, Bonifacio Day, Nino Aquino Day, May Day and several others. New Year Day is the most celebrated public holiday.

There are two national holidays, the Independence Day and National Heroes Day. Heroes’ day is observed to remember the fallen heroes that fought for the independence. Independence Day is the most celebrated national holiday. It commemorates the day Philippines was declared independent from Spanish rule. Several festivities and military festivities are held all over the country during this day.