Proclamation No. 1006 set the 2026 national holidays: ten fixed regular holidays, eight special non-working days and one special working day. The two Islamic regular holidays are added by separate proclamations. Here is the full list, with the pay rules employers need for each type of day.
- Regular holiday, not worked: 100% of the daily rate, for employees who qualify.
- Regular holiday, worked: 200% for the first eight hours.
- Special non-working day, not worked: no pay, unless your policy grants it.
- Special non-working day, worked: 130% for the first eight hours.
- Special working day: an ordinary day with ordinary pay.
Regular holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| April 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 9 | Thursday | Araw ng Kagitingan |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day |
| June 12 | Friday | Independence Day |
| August 31 | Monday | National Heroes Day |
| November 30 | Monday | Bonifacio Day |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 30 | Wednesday | Rizal Day |
Eid'l Fitr and Eid'l Adha are also regular holidays. Their dates follow the Islamic calendar, so the President declares them by separate proclamations, usually a few weeks ahead. In 2026 they were expected around 20 March and 27 May. Check the proclamation for the exact date before you close the payroll for that cutoff.
Special non-working days in 2026
| Date | Day | Special day |
|---|---|---|
| February 17 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year |
| April 4 | Saturday | Black Saturday |
| August 21 | Friday | Ninoy Aquino Day |
| November 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| November 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| December 31 | Thursday | Last Day of the Year |
Special working day
The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary on 25 February 2026, a Wednesday, is a special working day. Offices stay open and work on that day is paid like any ordinary day.
Local holidays
Cities and provinces get their own special days by proclamation, such as founding anniversaries and town fiestas. These bind employers in that place only. For example, Proclamation No. 1447 declared 16 to 18 November 2026 special non-working days in Metro Manila for the ASEAN Summit. If you have workers in several cities, as security agencies usually do, apply each local holiday only to the people working in that place.
How to pay each type of holiday
The amounts below use a daily rate of ₱755.00, the Metro Manila non-agriculture minimum wage from 26 September 2026.
| Day | Not worked | Worked, first 8 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Regular holiday | ₱755.00 (100%) | ₱1,510.00 (200%) |
| Regular holiday on a rest day | ₱755.00 (100%) | ₱1,963.00 (260%) |
| Special non-working day | No pay | ₱981.50 (130%) |
| Special non-working day on a rest day | No pay | ₱1,132.50 (150%) |
| Special working day | No pay | ₱755.00 (100%) |
The worked-day rates and overtime are explained step by step in how to compute holiday pay. If the holiday work falls between 10 PM and 6 AM, add the night shift differential on top.
Who gets paid for an unworked regular holiday
Holiday pay for an unworked regular holiday goes to employees who were present, or on paid leave, on the working day just before the holiday. An employee who was absent without pay on that day loses the holiday pay, unless the day before was itself a rest day or a non-working day.
Managerial employees, field personnel and workers in retail and service businesses with fewer than ten employees are excluded from the holiday pay rules. They still get whatever their contract or company policy grants.
Holidays and monthly-paid employees
A monthly salary computed on 365 days a year already pays every regular holiday, so you do not add holiday pay for days not worked. When a monthly-paid employee works on a holiday, pay the extra part only: another 100% of the daily rate for a regular holiday, or another 30% for a special non-working day.