List of 2015 Philippines Holidays Under Proclamation No. 831

By: Tax and Accounting Center Philippines

The President of the Philippines issued Proclamation No. 831 dated July 17, 2014 declaring the regular holidays, special (non-working) days, and special holidays for calendar year 2015. Luckily, there are at least twelve (12) long weekends that each of us could maximize such as going for a land travel, tour overseas, make family vacations, and more. Below are the list of 2015 holidays in the Philippines:

2015 Regular Holidays Philippines  

1.  January 1, 2014 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day
2. April 2, 2015 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
3. April 3, 2015 (Friday) – Good friday
4. April 9, 2015 (Thursday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
5. May 1, 2015 (Friday) – Labor Day
6. June 12, 2015 (Thursday) – Philippine Independence Day
7. August 31, 2015 (Last Monday of August) – National Heroes Day
8. November 30, 2015 (Monday) – Bonifacio Day
9. December 25, 2015 (Friday) – Christmas Day
10. December 30, 2015 (Wednesday) – Rizal Day

2015 Special Non-working Days Philippines

1. February 19, 2015 (Thursday) – Chinese New Year
2. April 4, 2015 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
3. August 21, 2015 (Friday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
4. November 1, 2015 (Sunday) – All Saint’s Day

2015 Additional Special Non-working Days

1. January 2, 2015 (Friday)
2. December 24, 2015 (Thursday)
3. December 31, 2015 (Thursday)

Special Holiday (for all schools)

1. February 25, 2015 (Wednesday) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary

Additional National Holdiay

1. Eid’l Fitr
2. Eidul Adha

The above two (2) additional national holiday in the Philippines shall be declared based on a separate proclamation after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined.

Summary

We commend the Office of the President for the early release of the 2015 list of Philippine holidays under Proclamation No. 831. At this early, business establishments, public offices, schools, and other private offices could plan ahead courses of action towards effective operations during those Philippine holidays under Proclamation No. 831.

For private and public employees, business owners, corporate officers, freelancers in the Philippines, and students of public and private schools, it is a good opportunity to plan a vacation in tourist destinations in the Philippines (e.g. Boracay Philippines, Palawan, Cebu, Bohol, Davao, Camiguin, Leyte-Samar, etc), or plan travels abroad. Please note that it is best to book a plane ticket long ahead of travel dates for cheaper airline tickets.

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4. June 12, 2015 – 3D/2N ideal for Baguio, Pangasinan, La-Union, and Zambales trips
5. August 21, 2015 – 3D/2N ideal for Baguio, Pangasinan, La-Union, and Zambales trips
6. August 29, 2015 – 3D/2N ideal for Baguio, Pangasinan, La-Union, and Zambales trips
7. November 28, 2015 – 3D/2N ideal for Baguio, Pangasinan, La-Union, and Zambales trips
8. December 24 to 31 – ideal for long trips to Visayas or Mindanao

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