On July 21, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos announced that the government will formally lift the COVID-19 state of public health emergency, marking the end of the three years of the pandemic.
The emergency was officially lifted the following day.
42, the national government declares holidays and special (working/non-working) days to be observed in the country.
90, issued on November 11, with some holidays adjusted pursuant to the holiday economics principle.
[247][248] Chinese New Year, a then special non-working day which was celebrated on January 22,[252] as well as Christmas Eve (December 24), declared since 2021 as a special working day, are not in the list.