Public Holidays / Closures

BLS Visa application centres will be close for business on the following public holidays in 2025:

S.no	Date	Day	Holidays
1.	January 1, 2025	Wednesday	New Year's Day
2.	January 6, 2025	Monday	Epiphany Day
3.	January 29, 2025	Wednesday	Chinese New Year
4.	April 9, 2025	Wednesday	Araw ng Kagitingan
5.	April 17, 2025	Thursday	Maundy Thursday (Easter)
6.	April 18, 2025	Friday	Good Friday (Easter)
7.	April 20, 2025	Sunday	the first day of Easter
8.	April 21, 2025	Monday	the second day of Easter
9.	May 1, 2025	Thursday	Labor Day
10.	May 3, 2025	Saturday	Third of May Constitution Day
11.	June 12, 2025	Thursday	Independence Day, National Day of the Philippines
12.	June 19, 2025	Thursday	Corpus Christi Day
13.	August 15, 2025	Friday	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
14.	August 21, 2025	Thursday	President Ninoy Aquino Day
15.	November 1, 2025	Saturday	All Saints' Day
16.	November 11, 2025	Tuesday	Independence Day
17.	November 30, 2025	Sunday	Memorial Day for national hero Andreas Bonifacio
18.	December 8, 2025	Friday	Feast of the Immaculate Conception
19.	December 24, 2025	Wednesday	Christmas Eve
20.	December 25, 2025	Thursday	the first day of Christmas
21.	December 26, 2025	Friday	the second day of Christmas
22.	December 30, 2025	Tuesday	Memorial Day of the national hero Jose Rizal
23.	December 31, 2025	Wednesday	Last day of the year

Normal operational hours:

Submission Timings: 08:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Passport collection Timings: 04.00 PM – 05:00 PM

Operational days: Monday – Friday (other than public holidays)