Environmental Events, Observances and National Holidays 2020
July - National Disaster Consciousness Month
January – National Zero Waste Month
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 25 – Chinese New Year
February 2 – World Wetlands Day
February 25 – EDSA Revolution Anniversary
March – National Women’s Month
March 3 – World Wildlife Day
March 14 – International Day of Action for Rivers
March 21 – International Day of Forests
March 22 – World Water Day
4th Week of March – Philippine Water Week
March 28 – Earth Hour (8:30PM-9:30PM)
April – Month of the Planet Earth
April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan/
April 5-11 – Holy Week
April 9 – Maundy Thursday
April 10 – Good Friday
April 11 – Black Saturday
April 12 – Easter Sunday
April 21 – World Fish Migration Day/ Easter Sunday
April 22 – International Earth Day
May – Month of the Ocean
May 1 – Labor Day
May 17 – Endangered Species Day
May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24 – Eidul-Fitar
June - Philippine Environment Month
June 5 – World Environment Day
June 4-10 – Philippine Eagle Week
June 8 – World Oceans Day
June 12 – Independence Day
June 16 – World Sea Turtle Day
June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought
June 25 – Arbor Day
July 26 – World Mangrove Day
July 31 – World Ranger Day
July 31 – Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
August – ASEAN Month, Buwan ng Wika, History Month
August 7-13 – ASEAN Week
August 8 – ASEAN Day
August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day
August 31 – National Heroes Day
September - National Clean Up Month, Maritime and
Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month, National
Teacher’s Month, Civil Service Month
September 3 – Yamashita Surrender Day
September 8 – Feast of the Nativity of Mary
September 16 – International Ozone Day
3rd Weekend of September – International Coastal
Clean Up Weekend
September 21 – International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 21 – Zero Emissions Day
September 26 – World Environmental Health Day
October – National Tamaraw Month
October 4 – World Animal Day
October 20-26 – International Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week
October 24 – International Day of Climate Action
November – National Clean Air Month & National
Environmental Awareness Month
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 19-25 Global Warming and Climate Change
Consciousness Week
November 25 – National Day for Youth in Climate Action
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 5 – World Soil Day
December 11 - International Mountain Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day