Updated List of Philippine Holidays 2016, Officially 7 Long Weekends! Also, Holiday Pay Rules Chart

The Ber months are here and Christmas is near!!! Every year, we await the announcement of next year's holidays too haha =) I have the Philippine holidays listed here per date and per kind =) Also included the Philippine long weekend list for your 2016 travel plans... 

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I discovered the Club ES Resort in Korea this year and this is just one of my fav getaways so far! 
Where are your Guiltless Getaways gonna be this 2016?


A. Regular Holidays
New Year’s Day
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Araw ng Kagitingan
January 1 (Friday)
March 24 (Thursday)
March 25 (Friday)
April 9 (Saturday)
Labor Day
Independence Day
National Heroes Day
Bonifacio Day
Christmas Day
Rizal Day
May 1 (Sunday)
June 12 (Sunday)
August 29 (Last Monday of August)
November 30 (Wednesday)
December 25 (Sunday)
December 30 (Friday)

B. Special (Non-Working) Days

Additional special (non-working) day
Chinese New Year
EDSA Revolution Anniversary
Black Saturday
Election Day
Ninoy Aquino Day
Additional special (non-working) day
All Saints Day
Additional special (non-working) day
Last Day of the Year

C. Not set
Eid'l Fitr (Regular Holiday)
Eidul Adha (Regular Holiday)
January 2 (Saturday)
February 8 (Monday)
February 25 (Thursday)
March 26 (Saturday)
May 9 (Monday)
August 21 (Sunday)
October 31 (Monday)
November 1 (Tuesday)
December 24 (Saturday)
December 31 (Saturday)


~July/August - July 6 (Wednesday)
~September/October



2016 Philippine Long Weekends, assuming you have no work on Saturdays, 2 TBA not yet included

December 30, 2015 to January 3, 2016 (5 days)
February 6 to 8, 2016 (3 days)
March 24 to 27, 2016 (4 days)
May 7 to 9, 2016 (3 days)
August 27 to 29, 2016 (3 days)
October 29 to November 1, 2016 (4 days)
December 30, 2016 to January 1 or 2, 2017 (4 or 5 days)

R - Regular Holiday
S - Special Non-Working Day

January 2016
January 1 (Friday) 
New Year’s Day - R
January 2 (Saturday)
Add'l Day - S

February 2016
February 8 (Monday)
Chinese New Year - S
February 25 (Thursday)
EDSA Revolution Anniversary - S

March 2016
March 24 (Thursday) 
Maundy Thursday - R
March 25 (Friday) 
Good Friday - R
March 26 (Saturday) - S
Black Saturday

April 2016

April 9 (Saturday)
Araw ng Kagitingan - R

May 2016
May 1 (Sunday) 
Labor Day - R
May 9 (Monday)
Election Day - S

June 2016
June 12 (Sunday) 
Independence Day - R

July/August 2016
July 6 (Wednesday)
Eid'l Fitr - R

August 2016
August 21 (Sunday) 
Ninoy Aquino Day - S
August 29 (Monday) 
National Heroes Day - R

September/October 2016
TBA 
Eidul Adha - R

October 2016

October 31 (Monday)
Add'l Day - S

November 2016
November 1 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day - S
November 30 (Wednesday) 
Bonifacio Day - R

December 2016

December 24 (Saturday) 
Add'l Day - S
December 25 (Sunday) 
Christmas Day - R
December 30 (Friday) 
Rizal Day - R
December 31 (Saturday)
Last Day of the Year - S

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Enjoy the Holidays! Here's an infographic about the Philippine Holiday Pay - just in case you're saving up for that travel fund! If you want a more situational explanation, e.g. "if I worked in excess of 8 hours, then...", read here.

Source: Proclamation No. 1105, s. 2015, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Source: INFOGRAPHIC: LIST OF 2016 NATIONWIDE HOLIDAYS
Source: Proclamation No. 1254, s. 2016, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Source: Proclamation No. 06, s. 2016, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines


Updated List of Philippine Holidays 2016, Officially 6 Long Weekends! Also, Holiday Pay Rules Chart

Tell me below: Where you off to next year with your barkada or family?! Any concrete plans yet or definite wishlist? =)