2026 in the Philippines

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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the Philippines, as well as predicted and scheduled events.

This year marks the country's chairmanship of the ASEAN, which will oversee a number of regional meetings including the ASEAN Summit.

Incumbents

Bongbong Marcos

Sara Duterte

Tito Sotto

Bojie Dy

Alexander Gesmundo

• President: Bongbong Marcos (PFP)
• Vice President: Sara Duterte (HNP)
• Senate President: Tito Sotto (NPC)
• House Speaker: Bojie Dy (PFP)
• Chief Justice: Alexander Gesmundo
• Congress: 20th

Events

January

• January 2 – A ban on light electric vehicles from using major roads in Metro Manila is implemented. It was originally scheduled on December 1, 2025, and was supposed to be enforced nationwide. ^[1]

Predicted and scheduled

• January:
  • The country will host the ASEAN Tourism forum to be held in Boracay and Cebu. ^{[2] [3]}
  • Construction of the New Manila International Airport located in Bulacan will begin. ^[4]
  • The country's first Michelin Guide will be released. ^[5]
• March 31 – The first election for the Bangsamoro Parliament will be held in accordance to a Supreme Court order issued about two weeks prior to the originally scheduled date, October 13, 2025. ^[6]
• August – EDSA rehabilitation will be completed. ^[7]
• November 2 – The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, originally scheduled on December 1, 2025, will be held in accordance to Republic Act No. 12232 which is signed into law by President Marcos on August 13, 2025. ^[8]
• November 4 – The one year state of national calamity ends, which was declared on November 5, 2025, as set by Proclamation No. 1077.
• November 21 – The country's television industry is set to complete the long-overdue transition from analog to digital broadcast. ^[9] The process has been in effect since November 2025, following the issuance of guidelines by the National Telecommunications Commission, initially commencing in Mega Manila. ^{[10] [11]}
• December – The Senate will start to move to its new building in Taguig. ^[12]

Date unknown

• Australia–Philippines relations: The Philippines will sign an upgraded defense pact with Australia. ^[13]
• The Cavite Bus Rapid Transit System will commence partial operations. ^[14]
• The country will host the ASEAN Summit. ^[15]
• The first-ever solar-powered podcar transport system in Southeast Asia will start its operations in Ilagan, Isabela. ^[16]
• The MRT-3 will be handed over by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation to the national government upon the end of its build-lease-transfer contract. ^[17]
• The MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from North EDSA in Quezon City to Sacred Heart in Caloocan. ^{[18] [19]}
• The status of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, as a highly urbanized city will be determined, pending a plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247. ^[20]
• The world's largest solar power plant will be completed in the Bulacan–Nueva Ecija boundary. ^[21]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in the Philippines

On September 3, 2025, the national government issues Proclamation No. 1006 providing the list of regular and special non-working holidays for 2026. ^[22]

Compared to previous year, All Souls' Day, last observed in 2024 as an additional special (non-working) day, is included again in the list; ^[23] while a day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is excluded. ^[24]

Regular

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 2 – Maundy Thursday
• April 3 – Good Friday
• April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• August 31 – National Heroes Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day
• TBA – Eidul Fitr
• TBA – Eidul Adha

Special (Non-working) days

• February 17 – Chinese New Year
• April 4 – Black Saturday
• August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day
• November 1 – All Saints Day
• November 2 – All Souls Day
• December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• December 24 – Christmas Eve
• December 31 – Last Day of the Year

Special (Working) day

• February 25 – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary

Entertainment and culture

For the events related to Philippine television in 2026, see 2026 in Philippine television; for films, see List of Philippine films of 2026; and for music, see 2026 in Philippine music.

Predicted and scheduled

• February 3 – The Miss World Philippines 2026 pageant will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. ^[25]

Sports

Main article: 2026 in Philippine sports

See also

• Philippines portal
• Current events portal
• Asia portal
• Modern history portal

Country overviews

• History of the Philippines
• History of the Philippines (1986–present)
• Outline of the Philippines
• Government of the Philippines
• Politics of the Philippines
• List of years in the Philippines
• Timeline of Philippine history

Related timelines for current period

• 2026
• 2026 in politics and government
• 2020s

References

1. Ban on e-vehicles:
   • "Ban on e-trikes, e-bikes on major NCR roads to start on Jan. 2, 2026". GMA Integrated News . January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
   • Laqui, Ian (December 1, 2025). "LTO delays impounding of e-bikes, e-trikes to January 2026". The Philippine Star . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
2. "Philippines to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026". Department of Tourism . January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
3. "Philippines to host Asean Tourism Forum 2026 in Cebu, Boracay; one of the biggest event in South-East Asia's calendar". The Star . January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
4. Rosales, Elijah (May 14, 2025). "DOTr: Bulacan airport terminal starts construction in January 2026". Philstar.com . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
5. Purnell, Kristofer (February 18, 2025). "Michelin Guide arrives in Greater Manila, Cebu for 2026 selection". Philstar.com . Archived from the original on February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
6. Sampang, Dianne (October 2, 2025). "BARMM parliamentary polls reset anew to March 31, 2026 – Comelec". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
7. Depasupil, William (December 18, 2025). "EDSA rehabilitation to start Christmas eve, DPWH aims for 8-month completion". manilatimes.net. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
8. Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (August 13, 2025). "Marcos signs law postponing BSKE polls to Nov. 2026, extends BSK officials' term to 4 years". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved August 13, 2025.
9. Rita, Joviland (March 30, 2022). "Switching off analog TV by 2023 should continue —Andanar". GMA News Online . Retrieved September 23, 2022.
10. Padilla, Nami (November 28, 2025). "NTC eyes analog TV switch-off by November 2026". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
11. Cañete, Patrick (December 1, 2025). "NTC gradually phasing out analog TV broadcast". noypigeeks.com. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
12. Abarca, Charie Mae (February 11, 2025). "Senate eyes move to new building in Taguig by December 2026". Inquirer.net . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
13. Flores, Mikhail (August 22, 2025). "Philippines, Australia to seal new defence pact as China tensions rise". Reuters . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
14. Rosales, Elijah Felice (January 20, 2025). "Megawide targets Cavite BRT partial opening in September". The Philippine Star . Retrieved January 27, 2025.
15. "PBBM announces PH 2026 ASEAN hosting". Philippine News Agency . September 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
16. Kinao, Menchie (November 24, 2023). "First solar-powered 'podcar' transport in Southeast Asia to operate in Ilagan, Isabela". Guru Press Cordillera. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
17. Rosales, Elijah Felice (August 26, 2024). "MRT-3, LRT-2 may be bid out separately – DOTr". The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
18. Relativo, James (June 5, 2024). "MRT-7 to partially operate with 12 stations by end of 2025 following delays". The Philippine Star . Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
19. Aning, Jerome (June 5, 2024). "Opening of 12 MRT 7 stations in QC seen by next year". Inquirer . Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
20. "CONVERSION OF THE CITY OF PAGADIAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR INTO A HIGHLY-URBANIZED CITY" (PDF). Official Gazette . November 8, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
21. "World's largest solar power plant in Philippines expected to finish by 2026". Reccessary. February 6, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
22. Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (September 4, 2025). "8 long weekends ahead: Palace lists holidays for 2026". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
23. Sarao, Zacarian (October 13, 2023). "LIST: Regular holidays and non-working days in 2024". Inquirer.net . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
24. Bajo, Anna Felicia (October 31, 2024). "List: 2025 Philippine holidays released; EDSA People Power, a special working day". GMA Integrated News . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
25. "Next Miss World PH pageant set in February 2026". ABS-CBN . December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.