{"id":3036,"date":"2016-08-13T18:45:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T10:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2021-07-06T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:33:17","slug":"an-expats-guide-to-holidays-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2016\/08\/13\/an-expats-guide-to-holidays-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats’ Guide to Holidays in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holidays are universally loved. They give families and friends a time to bond, as well as let workers and students get more much needed rest. However, expats are usually clueless as to how and when these holidays occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our guide to understanding holidays in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n

When are they announced?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Holidays in the Philippines are declared by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation. Not that they are required for regular holidays like Christmas or New Year\u2019s Day, but special holidays, like Eid\u2019l Fitr and town fiestas, require special proclamations from either the President or the Governor (if it\u2019s a provincial holiday) or Mayor (if it\u2019s a municipal\/city holiday).<\/span><\/p>\n

The proclamation comes out during the second half of the year, usually in July or August, depending on how busy the President is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular Holidays are those that you don’t really need a notice for. They are celebrated either within the country or across the globe. Here’s the list of regular holidays:<\/span><\/p>\n

January 1: New Year’s Day
\nHoly Week (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday): Depends on Catholic calendar
\nApril 9: Araw ng Kagitingan<\/em> (Day of Valor)
\nMay 1: Labor Day
\nJune 12: Independence Day
\nLast Monday of August: National Heroes Day
\nNovember 30: Bonifacio Day
\nDecember 25: Christmas Day<\/p>\n

Special Non-working holidays are those that either have to be declared beforehand or are waiting for an announcement from concerned groups. These are:<\/p>\n

January 2: Additional Special non-working day
\nChinese New Year: Depends on Chinese calendar
\nFebruary 25: EDSA Revolution Anniversary
\nAugust 21: Ninoy Aquino Day
\nOctober 31: Additional special, non-working holiday
\nNovember 1: All Saints Day
\nDecember 24:\u00a0Additional special, non-working holiday
\nDecember 31: Last day of the year<\/p>\n

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Why are they important<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from giving students and employees some much-needed rest, holidays also serve another purpose: salary. Working during a holiday may not feel good, but it does have its benefits when your pay check comes in\u2026 that is, if you\u2019re an employee.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is also where the two types of holidays kick in: the regular<\/em> and the special<\/em> non-working <\/em>holiday. To keep things simple, there\u2019s only one thing you need to remember: No Work, No Pay during Special Non-working Holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

For those who want to delve deeper, here\u2019s an infographic courtesy of the Department of Labor and Employment:<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOLIDAY PAY MATRIX. So your boss can\u2019t pull a fast one on you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This pay matrix applies to everyone who works in the Philippines, with a few exceptions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For updates on holiday announcements, make sure you follow @govph<\/a> on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holidays are universally loved. They give families and friends a time to bond, as well as let workers and students get more much needed rest. However, expats are usually clueless as to how and when these holidays occur. Here\u2019s our guide to understanding holidays in the Philippines. When are they announced? Holidays in the Philippines are declared by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation. Not that they are required for regular holidays like Christmas or New Year\u2019s Day, but special holidays, like Eid\u2019l Fitr and town fiestas, require special proclamations from either the President or the Governor (if it\u2019s a provincial holiday) or Mayor (if it\u2019s a municipal\/city holiday). The proclamation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1730],"tags":[215,249],"class_list":["post-3036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-and-history","tag-expat-guide","tag-holiday"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3036"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9322,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3036\/revisions\/9322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}