2027 Philippine Holidays: Official List of Regular and Special Non-Working Holidays

The Office of the President has released the official list of regular holidays and special non-working days in the Philippines for 2027.

For employers, HR teams, accountants, and payroll administrators, keeping an updated holiday calendar is important because the classification of a holiday can affect payroll computation.

This page lists the 2027 nationwide holidays that affect payroll, including regular holidays and special non-working days. Special working days are excluded from the list because they are generally treated like ordinary working days for payroll purposes.

Official Philippine Holidays for 2027

The following are the nationwide regular holidays and special non-working days for 2027:

The list above is maintained by MPM and may be updated when additional nationwide holidays are officially declared.

Regular Holidays vs. Special Non-Working Days

Philippine payroll rules distinguish between regular holidays and special non-working days.

The classification matters because the rules for employees who do not work, employees who report for work, overtime, and holidays that coincide with rest days can differ depending on the type of holiday.

Rather than repeating the computations here, we have a separate guide explaining these rules in detail:

Read: Types of Holidays in the Philippines and How They Affect Payroll

The guide covers regular holidays, special non-working days, holiday pay, work performed during holidays, and other situations employers commonly encounter when processing payroll.

Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha

Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha are regular holidays in the Philippines, but their exact dates are not finalized together with the other holidays for the year.

The dates are determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar and are subsequently declared through separate presidential proclamations upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.

Because of this, the 2027 holiday list above will be updated once the official dates for Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha are declared.

Employers should use the officially proclaimed dates rather than relying on estimated dates appearing on calendars prepared in advance.

Additional Holidays May Be Declared During 2027

The annual holiday proclamation does not necessarily represent every non-working day that will eventually be observed during the year.

The President may subsequently declare additional special non-working days through separate proclamations.

There are also local holidays that apply only to particular provinces, cities, or municipalities. These may affect payroll for employees assigned to locations covered by the proclamation even though they do not appear in the nationwide holiday list above.

Employers should therefore continue monitoring official government announcements throughout 2027, particularly if they have employees working in multiple locations.

Why Special Working Days Are Not Included in This List

You may notice that some dates declared or recognized as special working days do not appear in our 2027 holiday list.

This is intentional.

This page is designed primarily as a reference for holidays that affect payroll computation. A special working day is generally treated as an ordinary working day for payroll purposes. An employee who works on that day is not entitled to an additional holiday premium simply because the date is designated as a special working day.

For this reason, the MPM holiday list focuses on regular holidays and special non-working days.

Managing 2027 Holidays in Your Payroll System

Employers should make sure their payroll and attendance systems use the correct holiday dates and classifications.

This becomes particularly important for businesses with different employee schedules, multiple branches, employees working on rest days, and shifts that cross midnight. The system needs to determine which employees are affected by a holiday and apply the appropriate payroll treatment.

MPM Payroll includes holiday management as part of its attendance and payroll computation. Holidays can be incorporated into employee schedules and used when computing attendance, holiday work, overtime, and payroll.

The holiday list maintained by MPM is also updated as new applicable holidays are announced, including subsequent proclamations issued during the year.

For a more detailed explanation of how holidays should be treated when computing employee pay, see our Types of Holidays in the Philippines and How They Affect Payroll guide. If you want to automate the computation, you can use MPM Payroll or outsource it to us if you need a team to manage it for you.