Plan your travels now and save money and time. Here is the Palace official release of the list of holidays for 2015.
President Benigno S. Aquino III has issued a proclamation declaring all national holidays to be observed for the year 2015.
Malacañang released the copy of Proclamation No. 831, which was signed by the President on July 17.
The proclamation listed 18 holidays, with 8 long weekends on 2015.
Regular Holidays:
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Thursday) Maundy Thursday – April 2
Good Friday – April 3
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Thursday) Labor Day – May 1 (Friday)
Independence Day – June 12 (Friday) National Heroes Day – August 31 (last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day –November 30 (Monday) Christmas Day – December 25 (Friday) Rizal Day – December 30 (Wednesday)
Special (Non-Working) Days:
Chinese New Year – February 19 (Thursday)
Black Saturday – April 4
Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Friday) All Saints Day – November 1 (Sunday)
Additional Special Non-Working Days:
January 2 (Friday)
December 24 (Thursday)
December 31 (Thursday)
Special Holiday (for all schools):
EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Wednesday)
List of Long Weekends of 2015
- April 2 (Thursday) – April 5,2015 (Sunday)
- April 9 (Thursday) – April 12, 2015 (Sunday) altho April 10 is a Friday and not declared Holiday you can get a leave or something haha!
- May 1 (Friday) to June 2,2015 (Sunday)
- June 12 (Friday) to June 14,2015 (Sunday)
- August 29 (Saturday) – August 31,2015 (Monday)
- August 21 (Friday) – August 23,2015 (Sunday)
- November 28 (Saturday) – Novemver 30, 2015 (Monday)
- December 24 (Thursday) – December 27, 2015 (Sunday)
- December 30 (Wednesday) – January 4, 2016 (Sunday)
The list does not include other specially declared Holidays yet such as Ramadan, End of Ramadan and even Iglesia ni Kristo anniversary of sorts.
So! Happy planning your getaways!
