MANILA, Philippines – Planning your vacation leaves and rest days in 2025?

Malacañang on Thursday, October 31, released the regular holidays and special non-working days in 2025, and at least eight of them fall near weekends.

Here’s a list of the long weekends in 2025.

January

• December 28, 2024 (Saturday)
• December 29, 2024 (Sunday)
• December 30, 2024 (Monday) – Rizal Day
• December 31, 2024 (Tuesday) – Last day of the year
• January 1 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Day

April

• April 17 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
• April 18 (Friday) – Good Friday
• April 19 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
• April 20 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday

May

• May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day  
• May 2 (Friday) – file for leave
• May 3 (Saturday)
• May 4 (Sunday)

June

• June 12 (Thursday) – Independence Day
• June 13 (Friday) – file for leave
• June 14 (Saturday)
• June 15 (Sunday)

August

• August 21 (Thursday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
• August 22 (Friday) – file for leave
• August 23 (Saturday)
• August 24 (Sunday)
• August 25 (Monday) – National Heroes Day

October to November

• October 31 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day Eve
• November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints’ Day
• November 2 (Sunday) – All Souls’ Day

December

• December 6 (Saturday)
• December 7 (Sunday)
• December 8 (Monday) – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary 

• December 24 (Wednesday) – Christmas Eve
• December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas Day 
• December 26 (Friday) – file for leave
• December 27 (Saturday)
• December 28 (Sunday)
• December 29 (Monday) – file for leave
• December 30 (Tuesday) – Rizal Day
• December 31 (Wednesday) – Last day of the year

– Rappler.com