Proclamation 655 – Philippine holidays for 2014
2014 Calendar Holidays Philippines
President Benigno Aquino III has issued Proclamation 655 which lists all national holidays for the year 2014. The proclamation, signed last September 25, was released a full three months before 2013 ends. Click here to read the full text of Proclamation 655.
Filipinos will enjoy at least 18 holidays for 2013, regular holidays and special non-working days combined. They are the following:
Regular Holidays
January 1, 2014 – New Year’s Day
April 9, 2014 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Fall of Bataan)
April 17, 2014 – Maundy Thursday
April 18, 2014 – Good Friday
May 1, 2014 – Labor Day
June 12, 2014 – Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day)
August 25, 2014 – National Heroes Day
November 30, 2014 – Bonifacio Day
December 25, 2014 – Christmas Day
December 30, 2014 – Rizal Day
Special non-working days
January 31, 2014 – Chinese New Year
February 25, 2014 – EDSA People Power Anniversary (for schools only)
April 19, 2014 – Black Saturday
August 21, 2014 – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, 2014 – All Saints’ Day
Additional non-working days
December 24, 2014 – Christmas Eve
December 26, 2014 – Day after Christmas
December 31, 2014 – Last day of the year
Two additional holidays will be declared in the second half of 2014 in connection with the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha, two sacred days in Islam. The dates for these, which are both national holidays, will be determined by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos based on the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations.
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