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Philippines working days and public holidays 2026

Philippines, 2026: 246 working days and 1968 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 18 national public holidays, 15 of them on working days.

Philippines 2026 at a glance

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Working days
246
Standard hours
1968
Free days
119
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
18
Free days from holidays
15
Holidays on weekends
3

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 208 working days of 2026 have passed and 38 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday Bagong Taon

February

  • 17 Feb Tuesday Chinese New Year

April

  • 2 Apr Thursday Huwebes Santo
  • 3 Apr Friday Biyernes Santo
  • 4 Apr Saturday Sabado de Gloria Weekend
  • 9 Apr Thursday Araw ng Kagitingan

May

  • 1 May Friday Araw ng Paggawa

June

  • 12 Jun Friday Araw ng Kalayaan

August

  • 21 Aug Friday Araw ng Kamatayan ni Senador Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
  • 31 Aug Monday Araw ng mga Bayani

October

  • 31 Oct Saturday All Saints' Day Eve Weekend

November

  • 1 Nov Sunday Araw ng mga Santo Next Weekend
  • 30 Nov Monday Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio

December

  • 8 Dec Tuesday Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion
  • 24 Dec Thursday Christmas Eve
  • 25 Dec Friday Araw ng Pasko
  • 30 Dec Wednesday Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal
  • 31 Dec Thursday Huling Araw ng Taon

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan Bagong Taon 21 168
February 17 Feb Chinese New Year 19 152
March 22 176
April 2 Apr Huwebes Santo, 3 Apr Biyernes Santo, 4 Apr Sabado de Gloria, 9 Apr Araw ng Kagitingan 19 152
May 1 May Araw ng Paggawa 20 160
June 12 Jun Araw ng Kalayaan 21 168
July 23 184
August 21 Aug Araw ng Kamatayan ni Senador Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., 31 Aug Araw ng mga Bayani 19 152
September 22 176
October 31 Oct All Saints' Day Eve 22 176
November 1 Nov Araw ng mga Santo, 30 Nov Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio 20 160
December 8 Dec Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion, 24 Dec Christmas Eve, 25 Dec Araw ng Pasko, 30 Dec Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal, 31 Dec Huling Araw ng Taon 18 144
Total 246 1968

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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