PHILLIPPINE HOLIDAYS

Regular Holidays in 2019

 New Year’s Day
 Araw ng Kagitingan
 Maundy Thursday
 Good Friday
 Labor Day
 Independence Day
 National Heroes Day
 Bonifacio Day
 Christmas Day
 Rizal Day
– January 1 (Tuesday)
– April 9 (Tuesday)
– April 18 (Thursday)
– April 19 (Friday)
– May 1 (Wednesday)
– June 12 (Wednesday)
– August 26 (Monday)
– November 30 (Saturday)
– December 25 (Wednesday)
– December 30 (Monday)

Special Non-Working Holidays in 2019

 Chinese New Year – February 5 (Tuesday)

 EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Monday)
 Black Saturday – April 20 (Saturday)
 Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
 All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Friday)
 All Souls’ Day – November 2 (Saturday)
 Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Sunday)
 Christmas Eve – December 24 (Tuesday)
 Last Day of the Year/New Year’s Eve – December 31 (Tuesday)

Expect two more holidays coming up in 2019: Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha. These Islamic holidays
have no dates yet, but they will be announced once they’re set.

Long Weekends in 2019

Another exciting aspect of planning your holidays for next year: knowing when the long
weekends will be.
Here are the six long weekends in the Philippines to look forward to this year:

 Holy Week – April 18 to 21, 2019 (four days)

 National Heroes Day weekend – August 24 to 26, 2019 (three days)
 All Saints’ weekend – November 1 to 3, 2019 (three days)
 Rizal Day weekend – December 28, 2019 to January 1, 2020 (five days)
When to Schedule Your Vacation Leaves for 2019

Do the six long weekends seem too short? You can extend your long weekends to 12 or 13 in
2019. This is where being strategic in filing your vacation leaves comes into play.

Some 2019 Philippine holidays fall on a Tuesday or Wednesday, so schedule your leaves on
those sandwiched holidays. For example, since the Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, it’s
best to file your VL the day before it (Monday).

If your employer offers more than 10 paid VLs per year, take advantage of them! You can afford
to take a two-day leave before Labor Day, Independence Day, and Ninoy Aquino Day for a five-
day weekend.

And if you still have unused VL credits by December, you can use them for the 23rd, 26th, and
27th to enjoy a 12-day holiday break until January 1!

Use this cheat sheet to schedule your leaves for 2019:

Resulting Long
2019 Philippine Holidays When to File a Leave
Weekend

Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9

April 8 (Monday) April 6 to 9 (four days)
(Tuesday)

April 29 and 30 (Monday April 27 to May 1 (five

Labor Day – May 1 (Wednesday)
and Tuesday) days)

Independence Day – June 12 June 10 and 11 (Monday

June 8 to 12 (five days)
(Wednesday) and Tuesday)

Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 August 19 and 20 (Monday August 17 to 21 (five

(Wednesday) and Tuesday) days)

Christmas – December 24 and 25 December 21 to 25 (five

December 23 (Monday)
(Tuesday and Wednesday) days)

December 26 and 27 December 24 to January

Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)
(Thursday and Friday) 1 (nine days)
Vacation Planning Ideas for Long Weekends

Done plotting your VLs? Great! Here are some quick ideas you may consider as you start
planning your vacations around Philippine holidays in 2019.

New Year Weekend

It’s too late to plan for a grand vacation for the last few days of 2018. Instead, you can go on a
road trip around places near Metro Manila. Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Cavite—lots of road trip
destinations to choose from!

Read more:

 Your Guide to Road Trip Destinations Near Manila

 5 Amazing Places to Drive to This Weekend
 7 Productive Things You Can Do on a Long Weekend

Chinese New Year Weekend

You have plenty of choices in celebrating this major Chinese holiday. Have a food trip or join the
festivities in Binondo. Stroll in the mall to watch a dragon dance. Or simply feast on traditional
Chinese dishes (tikoy, pancit, lumpia, dumplings, and round fruits) with your family at home.

Three-Day Weekends

The EDSA Anniversary, National Heroes Day, and All Saints’ weekends consist of only three
days. Still, you can make the most of that short break! Do the things you keep postponing for a
long time, or just enjoy the company of your family and pets at home.