Business Days in January 2025 for Philippines
January 2025 has 21 working days under the Philippine regular holiday calendar. January 2025 contains 2 Philippine regular holidays on weekdays. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 8 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Philippines.
working days
21
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
8
regular holidays
2
Work Weeks
4.2
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 wknd | 5 wknd | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 wknd | 12 wknd |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 wknd | 19 wknd |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 wknd | 26 wknd |
27 | 28 | 29 Chinese New Year | 30 | 31 |
regular holidays in January 2025
Philippines January deadlines
January 31 is the BIR Form 2316 issuance deadline (employee withholding certificates) and the e-submission deadline for prior-year alphalists. PhilHealth, SSS, and Pag-IBIG contributions for December are due in January with deadlines tied to employer ID. The BSP monetary policy meeting typically falls in mid-February.
Day-of-week distribution
The count of each weekday in January 2025. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific weekday landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4 |
| Tuesday | 4 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
| Thursday | 5 |
| Friday | 5 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 4 |
Philippines reporting cycles and business-day rules
Philippine business-day cycles align with BIR monthly remittance schedules (Form 1601-C for compensation by the 10th, Form 0619-E for expanded withholding by the 10th) and BSP-administered PESONet (next-business-day) and InstaPay (real-time) clearing. SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG contributions follow employer-ID-based cycles with deadlines from the 10th to the last day of the following month. Quarterly VAT (Form 2550Q) is due by the 25th of the month following each quarter-end. The 13th-month-pay legal deadline of December 24 under PD 851 is a hard payroll obligation.
January 2025 working days compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Philippines alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for January 2025.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 21 | New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 22 | New Year's Day |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 22 | New Year's Day |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | New Year's Day, Australia Day (observed) |
| 🇮🇳India | 23 | None |
| 🇵🇭Philippines (this page) | 21 | New Year's Day, Chinese New Year |
| 🇫🇷France | 22 | Jour de l'An |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | Neujahrstag |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 21 | New Year's Day, Coming of Age Day |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 22 | Año Nuevo |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 20 | New Year's Day, Chinese New Year Day 1, Chinese New Year Day 2 |
How January 2025 compares year over year
January 2024 had 22 working days, so January 2025 has 1 fewer working day year over year. On the surrounding months, December 2024 has 19 working days and February 2025 has 20. Looking forward, January 2026 has 21 working days under the same Philippine regular holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Philippines
A Makati-based BPO uses the 21-day January 2025 count to align BIR Form 1601-EQ filings with PhilHealth, SSS, and Pag-IBIG remittances and BSP ACH (PESONet) clearing windows. A Cebu shipping line uses business-day math to track NRWHT (non-resident withholding tax) deadlines on cross-border charter payments. A Davao agribusiness exporter uses the count to time SEC GIS filings and BIR Form 2316 issuance against monthly closing.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.