The New Year is fast approaching; are you not a bit curious when the next holiday and long weekends are? I know I am! I would love to plan my vacations as early as now.

In Proclamation No. 38, Malacañang Palace has already released the majority of the regular holidays and special non-working days for the upcoming year. There will be 17 Philippine holidays in 2024, some of which happen on weekends, but there will also be a few long weekends that are suitable for travel.

For the REGULAR HOLIDAYS (and long-weekends):

January

• December 30, 2023 (Saturday) – Rizal Day
• December 31, 2023 (Sunday) – Last day of the year
• January 1 (Monday) – New Year’s Day

March

• March 28 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
• March 29 (Friday) – Good Friday
• March 30 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
• March 31 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday

April

• April 6 (Saturday)
• April 7 (Sunday)
• April 8 (Monday) – file for leave
• April 9 (Tuesday) – Araw Ng Kagitingan

August

• August 24 (Saturday)
• August 25 (Sunday)
• August 26 (Monday) – National Heroes Day

November

• November 1 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day
• November 2 (Saturday) – All Souls’ Day
• November 3 (Sunday)

December

• December 28 (Saturday)
• December 29 (Sunday)
• December 30 (Monday) – Rizal Day
• December 31 (Tuesday) – Last day of the year

For the SPECIAL NON-WORKING days:

• February 10 (Saturday) – Chinese New Year
• March 30 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
• August 21 (Wednesday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1 (Friday) – All Saint’s Day
• November 2 (Saturday) – All Soul’s Day
• December 8 (Sunday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
• December 24 (Tuesday) – Christmas Eve
• December 31 (Tuesday) – Last Day of the Year