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]
• January 5 – Retired air force general Romeo Poquiz is arrested on charges of inciting to sedition in relation to a Facebook post criticizing the Marcos administration. ^[2]
• January 6 – PHIVOLCS raises Alert Level 3 over Mayon volcano in Albay following a magmatic eruption. ^[3]
• January 8 – The Binaliw landfill in Cebu City collapses, destroying a building used by its employees. Thirty-six people are killed. On January 13, a state of calamity is declared in the city as a result. ^[4]
• January 13 – Philippines–United Arab Emirates relations: A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is signed between the Philippines and the UAE during president Marcos' visit to Abu Dhabi, marking the first free trade agreement between the Philippines and a Middle Eastern country. ^[5]
• January 14 and 16 – Twenty-one individuals, including fourteen police officers (three have been in police custody), are arrested in a manhunt operation for gaming tycoon Atong Ang, accused mastermind in the disappearance of sabungeros particularly in the alleged abduction and killing of at least four in early 2022. Ang remains at large. ^[6]
• January 15:
  • Japan–Philippines relations: The Philippines and Japan sign three bilateral agreements in Manila, including one allowing their defense forces to exchange logistical support—the second major defense accord following the implementation of the reciprocal access agreement in 2025; and another for funding of the new facilities of the Philippine Navy and the proposed wireless broadband connectivity for the Sulu Archipelago. ^[7]
  • The Brave Pioneer, the Philippines’ first methanol dual-fueled bulk carrier ship, is inaugurated at the Tsuneishi Cebu Shipyard in Balamban, Cebu. ^[8]
• January 16:
  • A court in Manila acquits former Negros Oriental representative Arnie Teves of murder over the 2019 killing of Negros Oriental Provincial Board member Michael Lopez Dungog. ^[9]
  • The Department of Information and Communications Technology orders the blocking of Grok AI in the Philippines over its usage in generating illicit images of women and children. ^[10]
• January 19:
  • President Marcos announces the discovery of an estimated 98,000,000,000 ft³ (2.8×10⁹ m³) of gas reserves from the Malampaya East-1 field. ^[11]
  • An impeachment complaint is filed in the House of Representatives against president Bongbong Marcos on charges related to the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, his alleged drug use and involvement in the flood control scandal and issues over the national budget. ^[12]
  • Former senator Bong Revilla surrenders to the Philippine National Police after an arrest warrant is issued against him by the Sandiganbayan over the Flood control projects scandal. ^[13]
• January 20 – Bangsamoro chief minister Abdulraof Macacua signs into law Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 86, restoring the number of single-member parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Parliament from 25 to 32 in response to the 2024 Supreme Court ruling that excluded Sulu from the BARMM. ^[14]
• January 21 – Corey Dickpus, former vice mayor of Lubuagan, Kalinga, dies after a police encounter in his residence. He has been in the national most wanted list since 2001, being implicated in various criminal cases including a double murder in 2000 while serving as a barangay captain. ^[15]
• January 22 – The Tacloban Regional Trial Court convicts community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil of terrorism financing and acquits them for illegal possession of weapons. The two are part of the so-called "Tacloban 5" who were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation in 2020. ^[16]

Predicted and scheduled

• January:
  • The country will host the ASEAN Tourism forum to be held in Boracay and Cebu. ^{[17] [18]}
  • Construction of the New Manila International Airport located in Bulacan will begin. ^[19]
  • The country's first Michelin Guide will be released. ^[20]
• March 14 – A special election will be held in the 2nd district of Antipolo to select a new member of the House of Representatives following the death of Romeo Acop in December 2025. ^[21]
• 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. ^[22]
• August – EDSA rehabilitation will be completed. ^[23]
• 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. ^[24]
• 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. ^[25] The process has been in effect since November 2025, following the issuance of guidelines by the National Telecommunications Commission, initially commencing in Mega Manila. ^{[26] [27]}
• December – The Senate will start moving to its new building in Taguig. ^[28]

Date unknown

• Australia–Philippines relations: The Philippines will sign an upgraded defense pact with Australia. ^[29]
• The entire Maharlika Highway network will undergo full rehabilitation. ^[30]
• The Cavite Bus Rapid Transit System will commence partial operations. ^[31]
• The country will host the ASEAN Summit. ^[32]
• The first-ever solar-powered podcar transport system in Southeast Asia will start its operations in Ilagan, Isabela. ^[33]
• 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. ^[34]
• The MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from North EDSA in Quezon City to Sacred Heart in Caloocan. ^{[35] [36]}
• The status of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, as a highly urbanized city will be determined, pending a plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247. ^[37]
• The world's largest solar power plant will be completed in the Bulacan–Nueva Ecija boundary. ^[38]

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. ^[39]

Compared to previous year, All Souls' Day, last observed in 2024 as an additional special (non-working) day, is included again in the list; ^[40] while a day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is excluded. ^[41]

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

• January 29 – Christina Vanhefflin will compete at Miss Intercontinental 2025 in Egypt. ^[42]
• February 21 – Beatrice McClelland will compete at Reina Hispanoamericana 2026 in Bolivia. ^[43]
• February 3 – The Miss World Philippines 2026 pageant will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. ^[44]

Sports

Main article: 2026 in Philippine sports

Deaths

• 
  Aniceto Sobrepeña

January

• January 4 – Marissa Sanchez (b. 1956), tennis player ^[45]
• January 11 – Aniceto Sobrepeña (b. 1953), banker ^[46]
• January 13 – Sara Jane Paez (b. 1968), beauty queen (Binibining Pilipinas–Universe 1989) ^[47]

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

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