Public Service
23 Feb 2009 is a No School Day
By virtue of Proclamation 1728, it has been declared that 23 February 2009, Monday is a Special Holiday for both Private and Public School at all levels.
If you belong to the working spectrum of the society, guess you’ll better be in your job post that day. Stupid, isn’t it?
Official Philippine Holidays for 2009
The President of the Philippines (I’m still wary of her legitimacy) declared the following dates as the official holidays of the republic for 2009, based on Proclamation 1699 dated 24 December 2008:
06 APR 2009 Araw ng Kagitingan (instead of 09 APR 2009)
09 APR 2009 Maundy Thursday
10 APR 2009 Good Friday
01 MAY 2009 [...]
02 January 2009 is a Holiday
Proclamation Number 1695 had just been released by the Malacañang today, declaring 02 January 2009 as an additional holiday. With this development, the next working day after close of business hours today will be on 05 January 2009.
01 October 2008 is a Holiday! (Eid’l Fitr)
The Philippine President issued Proclamation No. 1625 declaring 01 October 2008 (Wednesday) a holiday in celebration of Eid’l Fitr (end of Ramadan).
Download the proclamation here.
Cellphone Use To Be Banned Inside NAIA
MANILA, Philippines – To completely discourage immigration personnel from using their mobile phones while working, the Bureau of Immigration will install cellphone signal jammers inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Commissioner Marcelino Libanan approved the purchase and installation of 12 cellphone dampers and jammers at the immigration arrival and departure areas.
Libanan said the move was [...]
Court Orders Halt in PNCC’s Toll Collection at Slex
MANILA, Philippines – The Pasig City Regional Trial Court has granted the petition of a group to stop the collection of toll fees at the South Luzon Expressway (Slex), radio dzBB reported Tuesday.
In a report over radio dzBB, GMA News’ Tina Panganiban-Perez said the court – in a decision dated June 23 – ruled in [...]
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