Philippines Releases 2027 Holiday List, Aims to Boost Domestic Tourism

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday, September 11, has released the list of regular holidays, special non-working days and other holidays for 2027. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation No. 1427, declaring the schedule of holidays and special days for the year. The holidays are slated on the following dates: Special (non-working) days The proclamations declaring the national holidays for the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha will be issued later after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined based on the Islamic calendar or lunar calendar, or through Islamic astronomical calculations. The proclamation noted that Chinese New Year, Black Saturday, All Souls' Day and Christmas Eve were declared additional special non-working days to provide more time for family activities and promote domestic tourism.