Jan 2 holiday brings rest days to nine
LAST WEEK, it was eight, now it’s nine non-working days marking the onset of 2009.
This happens as President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared January 2 a non-working holiday, Wednesday, Philippine Daily Inquirer reports.
Before the President declared January 2, local papers have issued advisories for eight non-working days, including December 27 and 28, Saturday and Sunday as traditional week-end rests.
Regular holidays for the week are December 25, or Christmas Day, December 30 or Rizal Day and January 1 as the New Year’s Day.
The recent development also added a day for the workers to get a bit of respite with December 26, 29, and 31, as contained in Proclamation 1463 already declared additional special holidays.
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