Malacañang bares regular, special nonworking days for 2025

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s office on Thursday released a list of regular holidays and special nonworking days for 2025.

Under a proclamation signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on Oct. 25, regular holidays include New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 (Wednesday) and Day of Valor on April 9 (Wednesday).

Catholic commemorations such as Maundy Thursday on April 17 and Good Friday on April 18 were also declared regular holidays.

They also include Labor Day on May 1 (Thursday), Independence Day on June 12 (Thursday), National Heroes Day on Aug. 25 (Monday) and Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30 (Sunday).

Christmas Day on Dec. 25 (Thursday) and Rizal Day on Dec. 30 (Tuesday) are also regular holidays.

Under the order, special nonworking days are Ninoy Aquino Day on Aug. 21 (Thursday), All Saints Day on Nov. 1 (Saturday), Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary on Dec. 8 (Monday) and the last day of the year on Dec. 31 (Wednesday).

Special nonworking days also include the Chinese New Year  on Jan. 29 (Wednesday), Black Saturday  on April 19, Christmas Eve on Dec.  24 (Wednesday) and All Saints’ Day Eve on Oct.  31 (Friday).

Meanwhile, the commemoration of the EDSA People Power revolution anniversary on Feb. 25 (Tuesday) will be a special working day.

“The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha will be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is applicable,” according to the proclamation.

The proclamation tasked the Labor department to issue the rules that will enforce the presidential order — Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza