If you are an employee of the Philippines, you are probably familiar with the different holidays and time-offs that it can give you. If not, then you should now start to familiarize yourself because these days can offer you rest or bigger pays. Out of all the 365 days of the whole year, some of these days can offer treats that would greatly benefit you. So to cut things short, what are the different holidays that are considered here in the Philippines?

Before we get to that, let us first run through the different types of holidays here in our country and how it differs in terms of pay for you.
Regular Holidays are holidays that have fixed dates such as New Year’s Day, Christmas Day, etc. while the Special non-working Holidays are the ones that are more flexible. They can be adjusted by the congress and there can be declarations regarding these holidays.
Regular Holidays | Special non-working Holidays | |
CAME TO WORK | (Daily Rate + COLA) x 2 | Daily Rate x 1.3 |
DID NOT WORK | Daily Rate + COLA | NO PAY |
OVERTIME | (Daily Rate + COLA) x2 + (Hourly Rate x No. of Excess Hrs. x 2.6) | (Daily Rate x 1.3) + (Hourly Rate x No. of Excess Hrs. x 1.69) |
WORKED ON A REST DAY | (Daily Rate + COLA) x2 + (Daily Rate x 2 x.30) | (Daily Rate x 1.5) |
WORKED OVERTIME ON A REST DAY | (Daily Rate + COLA) x2 + (Daily Rate x .30 x2) + (Hourly Rate x No. of Excess Hrs. x 2.6) | (Daily Rate x 1.5) + (Hourly Rate x No. of Excess Hrs. x 1.95) |
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | |
August 21st | Sunday | Ninoy Aquino Day | **Special non-working |
August 29th | Monday | National Heroes Day | **Regular Holiday |
September 11th | Sunday | Eidul Adha | |
October 31st | Monday | Public Holiday | **Special non-working |
November 1st | Tuesday | All Saints Day | **Special non-working |
November 30th | Wednesday | Bonfiacio Day | |
December 24th | Saturday | Christmas Eve | **Special non-working |
December 25th | Sunday | Christmas Day | **Regular Holiday |
December 30th | Friday | Rizal Day | |
December 31st | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | **Special non-working |
As you can see, I did not include the holidays that are already over, be reminded that days would be different for a different year and in the special non-working holidays, the congress has yet to confirm. This is only to guide you to what days you can have extra pays and for you to set different plans for you.
We certainly hope that we have educated you and that we have fed you information for your own benefit. Have anything to add in this article? Let us know in the comments section below.