2024 in the Philippines
2024 in the Philippines details notable events that will occur, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2024. Incumbents President: Bongbong Marcos (PFP) Vice President: Sara Duterte (Independent) Congress (19th): Senate President: Migz Zubiri (Independent) House Speaker: Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD) Chief Justice: Alexander Gesmundo Events Predicted and scheduled events October 14–17 – The Philippines will host the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. TBD TBD – DPWH will begin the construction of Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge funded by Asian Development Bank. It is expected to be completed by December 2029. The city of Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur will gain status as a highly urbanized city, pending plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247. A plebiscite for the creation of eight municipalities in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro, all located in Cotabato, will be held sometime after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. On August 16, 2023, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority has unanimously approved eight laws organizing the barangays into new municipalities. The country's television industry will switch off its analog broadcast and fully migrate to digital TV. Holidays On October 13, 2023, the national government released through Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 dated October 11, 2023 declaring the regular, national, special, and additional special days. The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is dropped from the list of special non-working holiday. Regular holidays January 1 – New Year's Day March 28 – Maundy Thursday March 29 – Good Friday April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) May 1 – Labor Day June 12 – Independence Day August 26 – National Heroes Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day TBD – Eid'l Fitr National holiday TBD – Eid'l Adha Special (Non-working) days February 10 – Chinese New Year March 30 – 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 In addition to these regular and special days, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days." Business and economy Predicted and unscheduled events TBD – Now Telecom will start its commercial launch of 5G mobile and wireless network. TBD – The five-year tourism cooperation program between the Philippines and South Korea comes to an end. Entertainment and culture Predicted and scheduled events March 2 – Gwendolyne Fourniol will be competing at Miss World 2023 in India. March 23 – Miss Saigon will stage at The Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque City. Sports Deaths See also Country overviews History of Philippines History of modern Philippines Outline of Philippines Government of Philippines Politics of Philippines Years in the Philippines Timeline of Philippine history Related timelines for current period 2024 2024 in politics and government 2020s Notes References Philippines Philippines 2020s in the Philippines Years