MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has signed Proclamation No. 459, declaring the holidays and special non-working days for 2013. Full details below.
SECTION 1. The following regular holidays and special days for the year 2013 shall be observed in the country:
| A. Regular Holidays | |
| New Year’s Day Maundy Thursday Good Friday Araw ng Kagitingan Labor Day Independence Day National Heroes Day Bonifacio Day Christmas Day Rizal Day |
January 1 (Tuesday) March 28 March 29 April 9 (Tuesday) May 1 (Wednesday) June 12 (Wednesday) August 26 (Last Monday of August) November 30 (Saturday) December 25 (Wednesday) December 30 (Monday) |
| B. Special (Non-Working) Days | |
| Black Saturday Ninoy Aquino Day All Saints Day Additional special (non-working) daysLast Day of the Year |
March 30 August 21 (Wednesday) November 1 (Friday) November 2 (Saturday) December 24 (Tuesday) December 31 (Tuesday) |
| C. Special Holiday (for all schools) | |
| EDSA Revolution Anniversary | February 25 (Monday) |
SECTION 2. The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall.