Undas and Christmas break 2027: how to stretch your end-of-year rest
The last three months of the year are the most holiday-heavy: Undas, then the run of December holidays. If you still have leave left by then, good news: this is often where it goes furthest.
Note: the dates below follow the 2027 holiday list (Proclamation No. 1427). The full list is in the planner, with sources and a "last updated" date.
Undas 2027
All Saints' Day (November 1, 2027) falls on a Monday, followed by All Souls' Day (November 2, Tuesday). Both are special non-working days.
- If you work Mon-Fri: you're off from Saturday, October 30 to Tuesday, November 2. 0 leave → 4 days off. Want more? File November 3-5 (Wednesday to Friday): 3 leave days → 9 days off (October 30 - November 7).
- If you work Mon-Sat: you work on Saturday, October 30. File it: 1 leave day → 4 days off (October 30 - November 2).
Undas tip: travel home to the province and to the cemeteries gets crowded. If you can, leave Friday night or Saturday morning, and visit the graves earlier or later than the peak days.
Christmas and New Year 2027
Here's where the December 2027 days fall:
- Dec 24: Friday (Christmas Eve, special non-working day)
- Dec 25: Saturday (Christmas Day, regular holiday)
- Dec 30: Thursday (Rizal Day, regular holiday)
- Dec 31: Friday (Last Day of the Year, special non-working day)
- Jan 1, 2028: Saturday (New Year's Day, a regular holiday by law; the 2028 list isn't out yet)
If you work Mon-Fri, file December 27-29 (Monday to Wednesday) and you're off from Friday, December 24 to Sunday, January 2, 2028. 3 leave days → 10 days off. For many people, this is the best-value break of the year.
If you work Mon-Sat, it's the same: 3 leave days → 10 days off (Saturday, January 1 is New Year's Day).
Other November-December dates
Other holidays in November and December can become mini-breaks, like Bonifacio Day (November 30, Tuesday) and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8, Wednesday). For example, one leave day on Monday, November 29 gives you 4 days off (November 27-30).
Tips
- Don't use up your leave before December if you want a long Christmas break. Use "How many breaks do you want?" in the planner so it doesn't all go to the first half of the year.
- File early. Christmas leave is the most fought-over at work.
- Watch for extra special days. The government sometimes adds a special day during the holiday season. We'll update the planner when that happens.
Undas at Christmas break 2027: paano pahabain ang pahinga sa huling bahagi ng taon
Ang huling tatlong buwan ng taon ang pinaka-holiday-heavy: Undas, tapos ang sunod-sunod na holidays ng Disyembre. Kung natira pa ang leave mo hanggang dito, magandang balita: dito madalas pinakasulit.
Paalala: ang mga petsa sa ibaba ay base sa 2027 holiday list (Proclamation No. 1427). Nasa planner ang buong listahan, may source at "last updated" date.
Undas 2027
Ang All Saints' Day (Nov 1, 2027) ay tumatama sa Lunes, at kasunod nito ang All Souls' Day (Nov 2, Martes). Parehong special non-working day.
- Kung Mon-Fri ka: off ka mula Sabado, Oct 30 hanggang Martes, Nov 2. 0 leave → 4 days off. Gusto mo pang humaba? Mag-file ng Nov 3-5 (Miyerkules hanggang Biyernes): 3 leave → 9 days off (Oct 30 - Nov 7).
- Kung Mon-Sat ka: may pasok ka sa Sabado, Oct 30. I-file ito: 1 leave → 4 days off (Oct 30 - Nov 2).
Tip sa Undas: siksikan ang biyahe pauwi ng probinsya at papunta sa sementeryo. Kung kaya, umalis ng Biyernes ng gabi o Sabado ng umaga, at bumisita sa puntod nang mas maaga o mas huli para iwas-tao.
Christmas at New Year 2027
Ganito tumatama ang mga araw sa Disyembre 2027:
- Dec 24: Biyernes (Christmas Eve, special non-working day)
- Dec 25: Sabado (Christmas Day, regular holiday)
- Dec 30: Huwebes (Rizal Day, regular holiday)
- Dec 31: Biyernes (New Year's Eve; "Last Day of the Year" ang official na pangalan, special non-working day)
- Jan 1, 2028: Sabado (New Year's Day, regular holiday ayon sa batas; wala pang 2028 list)
Kung Mon-Fri ka, mag-file ng Dec 27-29 (Lunes hanggang Miyerkules) at tuloy-tuloy ang pahinga mo mula Biyernes, Dec 24 hanggang Linggo, Jan 2, 2028. 3 leave → 10 days off. Ito ang pinaka-"sulit" na break ng taon para sa marami.
Kung Mon-Sat ka, pareho: 3 leave → 10 days (Sabado, Jan 1 ay New Year's Day).
Iba pang December dates
May iba pang holidays sa Nobyembre at Disyembre na puwedeng gawing mini-break, gaya ng Bonifacio Day (Nov 30, Martes) at Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8, Miyerkules). Halimbawa, isang leave lang sa Lunes, Nov 29, at may 4 days off ka na (Nov 27-30).
Mga tip
- Huwag ubusin ang leave bago mag-Disyembre kung gusto mo ng mahabang Christmas break. Gamitin ang "Ilang break ang gusto mo?" sa planner para hindi lahat napupunta sa unang kalahati ng taon.
- Mag-file agad. Ang Christmas leave ang pinaka-pinag-aagawan sa opisina.
- Bantayan ang mga dagdag na special day. Minsan nagdadagdag ang gobyerno ng special day tuwing holiday season. Ia-update namin ang planner pag may bago.