Tuesday 1 Jan New Year
Thursday 20 Mar Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) Commemorate the last supper, final supper
shared by Jesus and His disciples before his death
Friday 21 Mar Good Friday Commemorate the 3-hour agony of Christ's Crucifixion
Sunday 23 Mar Easter Sunday Commemorate Christ rising from the dead about 2000 years ago.
The egg, as a symbol of immortality, is closely associated with Easter
Wednesday 9 Apr Araw Ng Kagitingan Commemorate Battle of Bataan in 1942 in which the Philippines
fell to the Japanese
Thursday 1 May Labor Day Day of honoring workers
Thursday 12 Jun Independence Day Independence from Spain in 1898 and full
independence from U.S. in 1946
Saturday 1 Nov All Saints' Day Celebration of all Christian Saints
Sunday 30 Nov Bonifacio Day
Thursday 25 Dec Christmas Christmas comes from the words Christ's Mass,
celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
Tuesday 30 Dec Rizal Day Commemorate the execution of national hero,
Dr. Jose Rizal in 1896
Wednesday 31 Dec Bank Holiday
Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph