Month: January 2018

Philippine Holidays 2018 – Regular, Special Non Working & Additional Special Non Working Holidays

2018 is indeed a Happy New Year due to numerous public holidays and long weekends. There are 10 regular holidays and 5 of which fall on either Monday or Friday. For special non-working and additional non-working holidays, there are 9 and 4 of which fall on Monday and Friday.

2018 Philippine Holidays

Complete list of Philippine Holidays 2018

Regular Holidays

  • January
    • January 1, 2018 (Monday) – New Year’s Day
  • February
    • No regular holiday
  •  March
    • March 29, 2018 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
    • March 30, 2018 (Friday) – Good Friday
  • April
    • April 9, 2018 (Monday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
  • May
    • May 1, 2018 (Tuesday) – Labor Day
  • June
    • June 12, 2018 (Tuesday) – Independence Day
  • July
    • No regular holiday
  • August
    • August 27, 2018 (Monday) – National Heroes Day
  • September
    • No regular holiday
  • October
    • No regular holiday
  • November
    • November 30, 2018 (Friday) – Bonifacio Day
  • December
    • December 25, 2018 (Tuesday) – Christmas Day
    • December 30, 2018 (Sunday) – Rizal Day

Special Non-Working Days

  • January
    • No special non-working day
  • February
    • February 16, 2018 (Friday) – Chinese New Year
    • February 25, 2018 (Sunday) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary
  • March
    • March 31, 2018 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
  • April
    • No special non-working day
  • May
    • No special non-working day
  • June
    • No special non-working day
  • July
    • No special non-working day
  • August
    • August 21, 2018 (Tuesday) – Ninoy Aquino Day
  • September
    • No special non-working day
  • October
    • No special non-working day
  • November
    • November 1, 2018 (Thursday) – All Saints’ Day
  • December
    • December 31, 2018 (Monday) – Last day of the year

Additional Special Non-Working Days

  • November 2, 2018 (Friday) – All Souls’ Day
  • December 24, 2018 (Monday) – Christmas Eve

With all these holidays and long weekends, you better plan your travels this early. Buy your plane tickets, book your hotels and cross out items in your 2018 travel bucket list!

Note that above list of 2018 Philippine Holidays is in line with Republic Act (RA) Number 9492 dated July 24, 2007 amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) Number 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987. For reference please visit 2018 Philippine Holidays Official Gazette.

 

 

NLEX Toll Rates 2018

If you are traveling to central or northern part of the Philippines by land, please be guided of the following NLEX and SCTEX toll rates as of November 6, 2017.

Disclaimer: Note that I do not own the below tables. These are owned by Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). This blog post is for informational purposes only.

Below are the NLEX, Tipo, SCTEX toll gates:

  • Mindanao Avenue
  • Valenzuela
  • Meycauayan
  • Marilao
  • Bocaue
  • Balagtas
  • Tabang
  • Sta. Rita
  • Pulilan
  • San Simon
  • San Fernando
  • Mexico
  • Angeles
  • Dau
  • Sta. Ines
  • Dinalupihan
  • Floridablanca
  • Parac
  • Clark South
  • Mabalacat
  • Clark North
  • Dolores
  • Concepcion
  • San Miguel
  • Tarlac
NLEX tollgate

NLEX tollgate

Class 1

Vehicles under this type are the following:

  • cars
  • jeepneys
  • pick-ups
  • taxis
  • vans
  • vehicles with 2-axles and 7 ft. in height
NLEX Toll rates 2018 class 1

NLEX Toll Rates 2018 class 1 – Please click image to enlarge

Class 2

Under this vehicle type are the following:

  • buses
  • trucks with 2-axles and above 7 ft. in height
  • light vehicles with more than 2 axles and 7 ft. in height
NLEX Toll Rates 2018 class 2

NLEX Toll Rates 2018 class 2 –  Please click image to enlarge

Class 3

Class 3 vehicles are trucks with 3 or more axles and are 7 ft. above in height.

NLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 3

NLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 3

Note that these information are from Toll Regulatory Board’s website. For further information, visit their website at http://www.trb.gov.ph/.

 

 

SLEX Toll Rates 2018

If you are traveling to southern Luzon part of the Philippines by land, please be guided of the following SLEX toll rates:

Disclaimer: I do not own the below tables. These are owned by Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). This blog post is for informational purposes only.

SLEX toll gates:

  • Merville
  • Bicutan
  • Sucat
  • Alabang
  • Filinvest
  • Muntinlupa-Cavite
  • Susana Heights
  • San Pedro
  • Southwoods
  • Carmona
  • Mamplasan
  • Sta. Rosa
  • ABI/Greenfiels
  • Cabuyao
  • Calamba
  • Sto. Tomas
NLEX tollgate

Tollgate

Class 1

SLEX toll Rates 2018 Class 1

SLEX toll Rates 2018 Class 1

Class 1 vehicles are cars, jeepneys, pick-ups, taxis, vans and other vehicles with 2-axles and 7 ft. in height.

Class 2

Class 2 vehicles include buses, trucks with 2-axles and above 7 ft. in height and light vehicles with more than 2 axles and 7 ft. in height.

SLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 2

SLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 2

Class 3

Class 3 vehicles are trucks with 3 or more axles and are 7 ft. above in height.

SLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 3

SLEX Toll Rates 2018 Class 3

Again, the above SLEX Toll Rates 2018 tables are owned by Toll Regulatory Board or TRB. For further information, please visit their website http://www.trb.gov.ph/.

Places to visit in Southern Luzon:

 

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