These are the regular holidays and special days for the year 2013 shall be observed in the country:
Regular holidays
- New Year’s Day: January 1 (Tuesday)
- Maundy Thursday: March 28
- Good Friday: March 29
- Araw ng Kagitingan: April 9 (Tuesday)
- Labor Day: May 1 (Wednesday)
- Independence Day: June 12 (Wednesday)
- National Heroes Day: August 26 (Last Monday of August)
- Bonifacio Day: November 30 (Saturday)
- Christmas Day: December 25 (Wednesday)
- Rizal Day: December 30 (Monday)
Special (non-working) days
- Black Saturday: March 30
- Ninoy Aquino Day: August 21 (Wednesday)
- All Saints Day: November 1 (Friday)
Additional special (non-working) days
- December 24 (Tuesday)
- December 31 (Tuesday)
Special holiday (for all schools)
- EDSA Revolution Anniversary: February 25 (Monday)
Two additional holidays will be declared in the second half of the year in connection with the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha. The dates for the said Islamic feasts, which are both national holidays, will be determined by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos based on the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations.
The anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power, which is commemorated every February 25, is a holiday for all schools only.
The declaration is contained in Proclamation 459 signed by President Benigno Aquino on August 16, declaring regular holidays, special non-working holidays and special holiday for schools next year.
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