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Nine leave days. That is all it takes to turn 2027 into 28 days off, spread across three proper breaks: Holy Week, Undas and the Christmas to New Year stretch. The catch is that 2027 is a stingy year in other ways. Six of its holidays land on a Saturday, so if you work Monday to Friday, they add no extra days off.

The official list of Philippine holidays 2027 is out. Malacañang signed Proclamation No. 1427 on 8 September 2026, and it sets 10 regular holidays, 8 special non-working days and 1 special working day. Below you get the full list, the seven long weekends that need zero leave, the exact days to file for the longest breaks, what the Saturday holidays mean for your pay, and where it makes sense to fly on each one from Manila, Cebu, Clark or Davao. Everything here is as of October 2026.

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Philippine holidays 2027 at a glance

Proclamation No. 1427 lists 19 dated days for 2027. The two Eid holidays are not on it yet (more on that below). Here is the full calendar, with the weekday each one falls on:

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