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18 business days
December 2026 has 31 calendar days in Philippines. Of these, 18 are business days — Monday to Friday that are not national public holidays — while 8 are weekend days and 5 national public holiday dates fall on a weekday and are deducted.
The deducted days are: Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion (08 Dec); Christmas Eve (24 Dec); Araw ng Pasko (25 Dec); Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal (30 Dec); Huling Araw ng Taon (31 Dec).
| Date | Day | Holiday | Deducted from working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-08 | Tuesday | Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion | Yes |
| 2026-12-24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Yes |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Araw ng Pasko | Yes |
| 2026-12-30 | Wednesday | Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal | Yes |
| 2026-12-31 | Thursday | Huling Araw ng Taon | Yes |
18 business days × 8 hours = 144 working hours in December 2026, before any leave, and assuming a standard 8-hour day (40-hour week). On a 7.5-hour day the total is 135 hours; on a 7-hour day, 126 hours. Weekends and the national public holidays listed above are not worked, so they add no hours.
| # | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | 2026-12-01 |
| 2 | Wednesday | 2026-12-02 |
| 3 | Thursday | 2026-12-03 |
| 4 | Friday | 2026-12-04 |
| 5 | Monday | 2026-12-07 |
| 6 | Wednesday | 2026-12-09 |
| 7 | Thursday | 2026-12-10 |
| 8 | Friday | 2026-12-11 |
| 9 | Monday | 2026-12-14 |
| 10 | Tuesday | 2026-12-15 |
| 11 | Wednesday | 2026-12-16 |
| 12 | Thursday | 2026-12-17 |
| 13 | Friday | 2026-12-18 |
| 14 | Monday | 2026-12-21 |
| 15 | Tuesday | 2026-12-22 |
| 16 | Wednesday | 2026-12-23 |
| 17 | Monday | 2026-12-28 |
| 18 | Tuesday | 2026-12-29 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8Holiday | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24Holiday | 25Holiday | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30Holiday | 31Holiday |
Legend: normal cells are business days; grey cells are weekends; red cells are national public holidays deducted from the count; amber cells are regional or sector-specific days that are not deducted.
Start with every date in December 2026, keep the Mondays to Fridays, then remove the dates marked “Yes” in the holiday table above. The number you get is the one shown at the top of this page: 18. Dates marked “Regional or sector-specific only” are observed in part of Philippines or in certain industries, so they are listed for reference but not deducted.