1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
🇵🇭
Long Weekends in Philippines 2025
Philippines has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 17 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
Subscribe to or print Philippines holidays →
Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
1 dayWed, Apr 9
Day of Valor — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 7–8) for 5 days off (Apr 5 – 9).
4 daysThu, Apr 17 – Sun, Apr 20
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday
17181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 14–16) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 9–11 + Jun 13) for 10 days off (Jun 6 – 15).
1 dayThu, Jun 12
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 13) for 4 days off (Jun 12 – 15).
3 daysSat, Aug 23 – Mon, Aug 25
232425
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 26–29) for 9 days off (Aug 23 – 31).
2 daysSat, Nov 29 – Sun, Nov 30
2930
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
1 dayTue, Dec 30
Rizal Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
30
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 29) for 4 days off (Dec 27 – 30).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 7–8 | Apr 5 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 7–8 + Apr 10–11 | Apr 5 – 13 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 10–11 | Apr 9 – 13 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 14–16 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 7 | 3d · Jun 9–11 | Jun 6 – 12 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 9–11 + Jun 13 | Jun 6 – 15 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 13 | Jun 12 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 26–29 | Aug 23 – 31 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 26 + Dec 29 | Dec 25 – 30 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 26 + Dec 29 + Dec 31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29 + Dec 31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 29 | Dec 27 – 30 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 29 + Dec 31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29 + Dec 31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 3 | 1d · Dec 31 | Dec 30 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 31 + Jan 2 | Dec 30 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Philippines's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.