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Official List of Philippine holidays for 2022 – Walang Pasok

LIST of Philippine holidays for 2021 - Balabac photo by Cris Tagupa via Unsplash

LIST: UPDATED 2022 Philippine Regular, Special Non-Working, and Long Weekend Holidays in PH

Team Out of Town Blog Hub (www.outoftownblog.com) – Are you now excited for your 2022 Holidays? If you are among those people who are already planning for a long weekend post-pandemic vacation, this list of the official Philippine Holidays 2022 will help you plan your trip.

Malacañang recently released a copy of Proclamation No. 1236, which enumerates the regular holidays and special non-working, and working Holidays for 2022.

Under the proclamation, the following days are declared as Nationwide Holidays:

Complete List of Philippine Holidays and Long Weekends for 2022

REGULAR HOLIDAYS

January 1, 2022, Saturday – New Year’s Day
April 9, 2022, Saturday – Araw ng Kagitingan
April 14, 2022, Thursday – Maundy Thursday
April 15, 2022, Friday – Good Friday
May 1, 2022, Saturday – Labor Day
June 12, 2022, Sunday – Independence Day
August 29, 2022, last Monday of August – National Heroes’ Day
November 30, 2022, Wednesday – Bonifacio Day
December 25, 2022, Sunday – Christmas Day
December 30, 2022, Friday – Rizal Day

SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAYS

February 1, 2022, Tuesday – Chinese New Year
February 25, 2022, Friday – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
April 16, 2022 – Black Saturday
August 21, 2022, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, 2022, Tuesday – All Saints’ Day
December 8, 2022, Thursday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAYS 2022

What is a Special Working Holiday?

Employees who reported for work on a special working holiday are entitled only to his basic rate. No premium pay is required since work performed on said days is considered work on ordinary working days.

Under Proclamation No. 1236, signed on Friday, changes were made from last year’s set of special holidays. Here are the new special working holidays for 2021:

November 2, 2022, Wednesday – All Souls’ Day
December 24, 2022, Saturday – Christmas Eve
December 31, 2022, Saturday – last day of the year

List of 8 long weekends in 2022

The proclamation of two Islamic holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha will be issued after the dates of the Islamic Nationwide Holidays have been determined following the Islamic calendar (Hijra).

Projected dates of Philippine Islamic holidays in 2022:

Eidul Fitr 2021 – Thursday, May 13
Eidul Adha 2021 – Tuesday, July 20

The holiday proclamation also stated that “The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President of the actual dates on which these holidays shall respectively fall.”

Holiday Pay in PH: What’s the difference between a Regular Holiday and a Special Non-Working Day?

The Labor Code of the Philippines specifies two types of holidays: the “regular holiday” and the “special non-working day.”

There is a difference in the compensation that employers must pay between the two types of holidays. There is also a difference in what is closed and in how the days are declared.

A graphic from the Office of the President of the Philippines showing the difference in pay between the two types of holidays.

Type	Pay if…
Type	Did not work (including rest days)	Did work
Regular holiday	100% of the daily wage	200% of the daily wage
Special non-working holiday	not paid	130% of the daily wage
Special working holiday	not paid	100% of the daily wage

On top of these pay rules, an employee shall be given an additional 30% if the holiday falls on his or her rest day, and an additional 30% if they work overtime.

There you have it: Complete list of Philippine Regular, Special Non-Working Holidays, Special Working Holidays, and Long Weekend Holidays for the Year 2022.

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