Holidays are on different day depending.

December 31: Bank/Public Holiday

Holy Thursday: mid-March to early April (Mar 17th in 2003, Apr 8th in 2004)

Good Friday: mid-March to early April (Mar 18th in 2003, Apr 8th in 2004)

Easter: mid-March to mid-April (Mar 20th in 2003, Apr 11th in 2004)

January 1 (and December 31 PM): New Year's Day (Chinese New Years is not a holiday here.)

February 22: EDSA Revolution Day (People's Power Day)

April 9: Heroes' Day, aka Day of Valor, aka Bataan Day (Araw ng Kagitingan)

May 1: Labor Day

June 12: Independence Day (Was the 4th of July to coincide with US Independence Day, but changed.

June 24: Manila Day

August 31: National Heroes' Day

Sep 11: Barangay Day

Sep 21: National Thanksgiving Day

November 1: All Saints' Day

November 2: All Soul’s Day

November 30: Bonifacio Day

December 24 (evening) and 25: Christmas

December 30: Rizal Day

While talking about holidays, be sure you do not forget a Filipino's friend's. birthday, almost sacred to them. If you are married, and forget as I once did (I had a good excuse, testifying in a US Federal Court in Washington, D. C.) you may be as sorry as I was. It is not necessary to give a present if you can't afford it. But if you are here, some kind of recognition is needed, if it only a greeting. A card will do. But if you have a real Filipino friend do try to understand how important this day is to her/him, and do give a present, even if it is small time.