Malacañang declared august 23 as regular working day

[Dark-Knight]

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August 23 is a regular working day: Palace

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Wednesday said August 23, which falls on a Monday, will remain a regular working day while August 21, a Saturday and also Ninoy Aquino Day, is a non-working holiday.
A statement from the presidential palace said President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is empowered under Republic Act 9492 to modify holidays by law, order or proclamation.
"The purpose for observing Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21 instead of August 23 is to avoid the imposition of unnecessary financial burden upon the employers, ensure the continuity of government, business, and commercial transaction, promote productivity, while at the same time preserve the solemnity of the observance," the statement read.
Last year, then President Gloria Arroyo issued a proclamation declaring August 23, 2010 as a special holiday. The proclamation is in line with RA 9492 or the holiday economics law that requires that most holidays, except those with religious significance, be shifted to the nearest Monday.
President Aquino earlier told reporters that he is uncomfortable with the idea of declaring a special non-working holiday to commemorate the death of his father, the late Sen. Benigno S. Aquino, on August 21.


FYI na lang pud ni sa mga wala pa nakahibaw kay basin nagplano mo out of town nya dili diay to long weekend.

[bot_yok]

sir paki post sa source link.ty

[peewee_toot]

naka basa ko ing ani sa thread about noy2x...

[rymangga]

yep confirmed ni saturday na ang non working..gi bawi sa hr namu ang announcement, hahay naa na work ig 23.

[boski]

sir paki post sa source link.ty

Fit to Post – Yahoo! Philippines News Blog Archive Palace: August 23 a regular working day

[bot_yok]

Fit to Post – Yahoo! Philippines News Blog Archive Palace: August 23 a regular working day

thank u sa link sir....

[sharkey360]

Good that August 23 is not a holiday.

If anyone does not want to work that day, use your vacation leaves instead.

[peewee_toot]

^^hahaha. nice advice.

[Htennek]

agree.. wee mai nalang na.. maytag d nana mabalik ang imove ang holiday. lol

[sharkey360]

^^hahaha. nice advice.

I noticed something about people who had been too spoiled by holiday economics - they don't want to make sacrifices anymore. I noticed lots of "15 days vacation leaves per year are too little!!!" rants from them. These are people I observed based here in Cebu as we as other parts of the country.

They don't want to spend any of their vacation leaves during most of the year but rely on holiday economics to provide their escapades (maybe some of them watch porn all day during the PGMA holidays). In relation to this, they prefer to spend as many holiday leave credits they could during the X'mas season.