President Duterte declared the 2021 Philippine holidays in the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation no 986, series of 2020. PaskongPinoy now shares the information for the regular and special (non-working) holidays nationwide for this year. This post will be updated with info for the holiday date for the holidays Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha for 2021 once the dates are declared by Macalanang. Why is knowing the holiday in the Philippines important? The info on national holidays are important especially among employees for they will get holiday pay if they meet the DOLE guidelines for holiday premium. This list is also important among those who wants to book promo fare tickets for long weekends and holidays ahead of time. As you know airline and shipping companies usually announces ticket sale during most holidays. The holidays are also important for those who plans to transact with government offices. During holidays, most government offices ...
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Holiday Pay Rules for Regular and Special Holidays in the Philippines
The Philippines enjoys more number of nationwide public holidays compared to many other countries. Aside from the national holidays (regular and special), there are also city-wide-only and province-wide only public holidays. These extra special non-working holidays must be declared as such by Malacañang through a proclamation. Without an official proclamation, there is no special non-working holiday in a specific LGU only, unless the date is already covered by a republic act. Example of limited scope special non-working holiday that must be declared yearly is the Malasiqui founding anniversary which needs a proclamation from Malacañang and is only for the municipality of Malasiqui in Pangasinan. Another example is the Ati-Atihan Festival which is usually declared by the current president as special non-working day. Now, there are city-wide or province-wide special (non-working) holiday that doesn’t need a proclamation yearly because there is already a law about ...