While the assurance of a COVID-free world is yet to be sealed, it should not stop us from planning a great and eventful 2021!

(UPDATE – 2/26/2021) — President Rodrigo Duterte has amended the list of holidays for 2021, declaring fewer non-working days as part of efforts to spur economic recovery, CNN Philippines reported.

Under Proclamation No. 1107, signed on Friday, three previously declared special holidays are now special working days. These are Nov. 2 (All Souls’ Day), Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve), and Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve).

President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 986 (s.2020) on July 30, 2020, declaring the Regular Holidays and Special non-working days for the year 2021.

Check out the list of Holidays and long-weekend cheatsheet below.

Regular holiday

Jan 1 (Friday) – New Year’s Day

Special non-working days

Feb 12 (Friday) – Chinese New Year

Feb 25 (Thursday) – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary

Long weekend alert! You might want to consider applying for vacation leave on the 26th so you can enjoy a long weekend from February 25-28.

Regular holiday

Apr 1 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday

Apr 2 (Friday) – Good Friday

April 9 (Friday) – Araw ng Kagitingan

Special non-working days

April 3 (Saturday) – Black Saturday

Regular holiday

May 1 (Saturday) – Labor Day

Tentative

May 13 (Thursday) – Eid-al-Fitr*

(Also Read: Eid’l Fitr 2021 Holiday in the Philippines: Official Announcement)

Long weekend alert! Though the holiday is yet to be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or lunar calendar, you might still want to consider applying for vacation leave on the 14th to enjoy a long weekend from May 13-16.

Regular holiday

Jun 12 (Saturday) – Independence Day

Jun 15 (Tuesday) – Cagayan de Oro Charter Day*

Long weekend alert! (For Kagay-anons) You might want to consider applying for vacation leave on the 11th and/or 14th to enjoy a long weekend from June 11-15.

Tentative

July 20 (Tuesday) – Eid-al Adha*

(Also Read: Eid’l Adha 2021 Holiday in the Philippines: Official Announcement)

Long weekend alert! Though the holiday is yet to be determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or lunar calendar, you might still want to consider applying for vacation leave on the 19th to enjoy a long weekend from July 17-20.

Regular holiday

Aug 30 (Every last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day

Special non-working days

Aug 21 (Saturday) – Ninoy Aquino Day

Regular holiday

Nov 30 (Tuesday) – Bonifacio Day

Long weekend alert! Apply for a vacation leave on the 30th to enjoy a long weekend from November 27-30.

Special non-working days

Nov 1 (Monday) – All Saints’ Day

Nov 2 (Tuesday) – All Souls’ Day *special working day under Proclamation No. 1107

Regular holiday

Dec 25 (Saturday) – Christmas Day
Dec 29 (Thursday) – Rizal Day

Special non-working days

Dec 8 (Wednesday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

Dec 24 (Friday) *special working day under Proclamation No. 1107

Dec 31 (Friday) *special working day under Proclamation No. 1107

*Additional special non-working days

“The proclamation declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or lunar calendar or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient,” the Proclamation read.

In addition, the Department of Labor and Employment shall promulgate the implementation guidelines for this Proclamation.

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Let’s all have a wonderful and safe 2021 ahead!