PGMA Declares 2010 Holidays with Proclamation 1841

Share No more surprises. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared today with Proclamation 1841 the list of regular, special non-working, and special working holidays for the year 2010. So… Where, oh where, is Election Day in the list, pray tell? This is, correct me if I’m wrong, a readily foreseeable (foreseeable in the in-the-near-future sense) event and [...]

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Demystifying July 27 and the Term “Special Working Holiday”

Share Is July 27 a Special Non-Working Holiday or a Special Working Holiday? This afternoon, I called the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) up to request for a faxed copy of Republic Act 9645, a document that supposedly declares July 27 as a holiday all throughout the Philippines. On July 7, 2009, news from [...]

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