List of 2013 Philippine Holidays

Malacanang recently released the list of holidays for the year 2013 and the list includes 4 long weekends for the said year. Proclamation 459 was signed by President Aquino declaring the regular, special non-working and special holidays for schools and offices next year. There will be a total of 16 regular and special holidays next year.

Regular Holidays

• New Year's Day - January 1 (Tuesday)
• Maundy Thursday - March 28
• Good Friday - March 29
• Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Tuesday)
• Labor Day - May 1 (Wednesday)
• Independence Day - June 12 (Wednesday)
• National Heroes Day - August 26 (Last Monday of August)
• Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Saturday)
• Christmas Day - December 25 (Wednesday)
• Rizal Day - December 30 (Monday)

Special (Non-working) Days

• Black Saturday - March 30
• Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Wednesday)
• All Saints Day - November 1 (Friday)
• Additional special (non-working) days - November 2 (Saturday)
• - December 24 (Tuesday)
• Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Tuesday)

Special Holiday (All Schools)

• EDSA Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Monday)

The proclamation stated that the national holidays for the observance of Eid'l Fitr and Eidul Adha will be declared "after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient".

Long Weekends

1. March 28-31, 2013 - Holy Week
2. August 24-26, 2013 - National Heroes Day
3. November 1-3, 2013 - All Saints' Day
4. December 28, 2013 - January 1, 2014 - Rizal Day and New Year