PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed Proclamation No. 839 declaring
Oct. 31 and
Dec. 26 this year as
special, non-working days,
Nov. 28 as a
non-working holiday, and Nov. 30 as a working day, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
Oct. 31, which falls on a Monday, comes before a regular holiday, Nov. 1, All Saints Day.
Dec. 26, which falls on a Monday, comes after another regular holiday, Dec. 25, Christmas.
Nov. 28 falls on a Monday while Nov. 30, Bonifacio Day, falls on a Wednesday.
Malacañang apparently made the 30th, traditionally a national holiday,
a working day and made the 28th the non-working holiday in line with Arroyos holiday economics policy,
which merges holidays with weekends to create longer break and encourage domestic tourism.
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