President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday declared Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 as a particular non-working day all through the nation.
According to the Office of the Press Secretary, Proclamation No. 115 was issued to “give the people the full opportunity to celebrate the holiday with their families and loved ones.”
“A longer weekend will encourage families to get together and strengthen their relationship towards a more productive environment, and will promote tourism,” the proclamation learn.
The chief government has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment to difficulty the suitable round to implement the proclamation for the personal sector.
Christmas Day, which falls on Sunday this yr, is noticed as an everyday vacation.
Malacañang has up to date the record of standard holidays and particular non-working days for 2023,to permit for “long weekends.”
Proclamation 90, launched Nov. 11, amended Proclamation 42, declaring the common holidays and particular non-working days.
According to the proclamation, Jan. 2, 2023, which falls on a Monday, might be a further particular non-working day “in consideration of the Filipino tradition of visiting relatives and spending time with their families for this occasion.”
Jan. 1, 2023, is an everyday vacation. —Sundy Locus/NB, GMA Integrated News
