Araw ng Kagitingan in the Philippines
Regular HolidayAlso known as Day of Valor, Bataan Day, Fall of Bataan
Araw ng Kagitingan, the Day of Valor, honours the Filipino and American soldiers who fell at Bataan and Corregidor in 1942. It is a regular holiday fixed on April 9.
Araw ng Kagitingan dates
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Regular Holiday · Proclamation No. 1006, s. 2025
Part of a 4-day break if you file 1 leave day.
See all 2026 holidays →Friday, April 9, 2027
Regular Holiday · Republic Act No. 9492 · date still tentative
Part of a 4-day break if you file 1 leave day.
See all 2027 holidays →Holiday pay on Araw ng Kagitingan
Regular holiday: covered employees receive 100% of their daily wage even when they do not work, and 200% for the first eight hours if they do. Working on a regular holiday that also falls on a rest day pays 260%.