Philippines Working Days Calculator
Count Philippines working days with regular and special non-working holidays excluded — for Philippine project timelines and payroll planning.
Count working days in the Philippines between any two dates — national public holidays excluded.
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Covers Philippine national public holidays. Easter-based holidays (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday) are computed for any year. National Heroes Day uses the last Monday of August rule. Chinese New Year is from annual override tables.
Formula
Working Days = Weekdays − Regular holidays − Special Non-Working Holidays
Count all Monday–Friday days in the range, then subtract both Regular Holidays and Special Non-Working Holidays. In the Philippines both types result in non-working days for most private sector employees, though the pay rules differ. This calculator treats both as non-working for scheduling purposes.
Worked Example
Scenario: A Manila outsourcing firm quotes a 5 working day turnaround starting Wednesday 17 April 2025.
Maundy Thursday (17 April), Good Friday (18 April), and Black Saturday (19 April) are all non-working — consuming the remainder of that week.
5 working days + 3 Holy Week holidays = 8 weekdays forward
Result: deadline falls on 25 April 2025
Holy Week (Semana Santa) is the Philippines' most commercially significant holiday block — the entire country effectively shuts down from Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Build substantial buffer around this period.
Common Mistakes
- Underestimating Holy Week. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday are all non-working in the Philippines — three consecutive days. Combined with the preceding Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, the Philippines sees a near-total business shutdown for roughly 5 days. This is unlike most other APAC countries and is a major planning risk.
- Forgetting the December cluster. The Philippines has an unusually dense holiday cluster in December: Christmas Eve (24th, Special Non-Working), Christmas Day (25th, Regular), Rizal Day (30th, Regular), and New Year's Eve (31st, Special Non-Working). Only 26–29 December are typically working days in late December.
- Missing Eid holidays. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are proclaimed annually by the President as regular holidays for Muslim-majority areas, and are increasingly recognised nationally. Their dates are not fixed — check the official gazette annually.
Guide
How to Use
- 1
Enter start and end dates
Select the period to measure. Both dates are inclusive in the count.
- 2
Click Calculate
The tool counts Monday–Friday days and deducts Philippines Regular and Special Non-Working Holidays for the selected year.
- 3
Review excluded holidays
The result names all holidays excluded within your date range.
- 4
Add Eid dates if needed
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are declared annually. Add them manually for Muslim-majority area contracts.
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