Official Holidays for 2014 announced by Malacanang

Official Holidays for 2014 announced by Malacanang! Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda announced the dditional special days: Wednesday,December 24 or Christmas Eve; Friday, December 26; and the last day of the year, Wednesday,December 31.

The special holiday for schools is listed below:

February 25, Tuesday - EDSA Revolution Anniversary

Filipinos will also have special holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha. Exact dates will be announced later, in accordance with the Islamic calendar.

The regular holidays are as follows:

• January 1, Wednesday - New Year's Day
• April 9, Wednesday - Araw ng Kagitingan
• April 17, Thursday - Maundy Thursday
• April 18, Friday - Good Friday
• May 1, Thursday - Labor Day
• June 12, Thursday - Independence Day
• August 25, Monday - National Heroes Day
• November 30, Sunday - Bonifacio Day
• December 25, Thursday - Christmas Day
• December 30, Tuesday - Rizal Day

The special non-working days for 2014 are the following:

January 31, Friday - Chinese New Year
April 19, Saturday - Black Saturday
August 21, Thursday - Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1, Saturday - All Saints’ Day