PHIL. GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION

Check the official Proclamation declaring official holidays and special days for the year 2013.

Philippines Official holidays and special days for the year 2013 can be found at :    Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012

The following regular holidays and special days for the year 2013 shall be observed in the country: A. Regular Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 (Tuesday) Maundy Thursday - March 28 Good Friday - March 29 Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Tuesday) Labor Day - May 1 (Wednesday) Independence Day - June 12 (Wednesday) National Heroes Day - August 26 (Last Monday of August) Bonifacio Day - November 30 (Saturday) Christmas Day - December 25 (Wednesday) Rizal Day - December 30 (Monday) B. Special (Non-Working) Days Black Saturday - March 30 Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21 (Wednesday) All Saints Day - November 1 (Friday) Additional special (non-working) day - November 2 (Saturday) Additional special (non-working) day - December 24 (Tuesday) Last Day of the Year - December 31 (Monday) C. Special Holiday (for all schools) EDSA Revolution Anniversary - February 25 (Monday)

The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid'l 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 the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall.

Notes : Chinese New Year falls on Sunday, February 10th WHEREAS, Saturday, 30 March 2013 falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday; Black Saturday, falling between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country because the observance of Holy Week is one of our people's most cherished traditions and they must be given the full and uninterrupted opportunity to ponder on the significance of Holy Week and to properly observe its traditions with religious fervor, without prejudice to public interest WHEREAS, Saturday, 2 November 2013, falling between Friday, 1 November 2013 (All Saints Day) and Sunday, has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe All Saints Day with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions in the country, Saturday, 2 November 2013, may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest WHEREAS, in order to foster closer family ties and enable our countrymen to observe Christmas more meaningfully, it is but fitting to declare December 24, (Tuesday) as an additional special (non-working) day throughout the country SOURCE: http://portalseven.com/calendar/Holidays_Philippines.jsp#page=divGovtProclamationTab