The list of PH holidays in 2024 is out and here are some ideas to help you plan in advance

Immae Lachica 10/15/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— The list of Philippine holidays for 2024 is out. Get ready to mark your calendars to make the most of these non-working days. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., recently signed a declaration which mentioned…

Palace clarifies: February 25 is a regular working day

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 02/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The 25th of February this year, which marks the 37th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, is a regular working day after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. moved the holiday on Feb. 24,…

DOLE-7 releases pay rules for Feb. 24 in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) reminded private sector employers in Cebu City that their employees working on Friday, February. 24, 2023, are entitled to an additional 30 percent…

House approves bill declaring June 17 as special non-working holiday in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 09/28/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading House Bill (HB) no. 4839 authored and sponsored by Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Representative Cindi King-Chan. HB 4839 or “An act…

DOLE to workers: Expect holiday pay for work done on May 9

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is reminding workers in the region of their right to receive additional pay if they worked on May 9, 2022, which was declared…

Rama wants Lapulapu Day celebrated in entire Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants Lapulapu Day celebrated in the entire province of Cebu and not just in Lapu-Lapu City. Rama said the coverage of the special non-working holiday on this day,…

Holiday advisory: PH to commemorate Feast of Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8

Daniza Fernandez 12/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — December 8 is a special non-working holiday in commemoration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Mary is the principal patroness of the Philippines. The Immaculate Conception is included among the holidays in 2021 that…

Cebu City officials, church leaders thank Palace for declaring April 14 a holiday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Church leaders and local officials in Cebu City welcomed the recent proclamation from the Malacañang declaring April 14, 2021 a Special Non-Working Holiday here to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Christianity’s arrival in…

‘Special Non-Working Holiday’ in Cebu City for Quincentenary pushed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A resolution asking the Malacañang to declare April 14, 2021, a ‘Special Non-Working Holiday’ is now being pushed before the Cebu City Council. Councilor Joel Garganera, in a press interview on Thursday, January…

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