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Manila, Philippines – On Thursday, Malacañang palace
announced the suspension of most government work nationwide on December 26,
2017 and also on January 2, 2018 to give opportunities to employees observed Christmas and New Year
celebrations.
Through Memorandum Circular 37, Executive Secretary Salvador
Medialdea has made the announcement.
The memo was dated yesterday, December 13, 2017 and was
released the following day.
"Further to Proclamation Nos. 50 and 269 issued by the
President declaring 25 December 2017 and 01 January 2018 as Regular Holidays,
and in order to give the employees of the government full opportunity to
celebrate the holidays with their families and loved ones, work in government
offices, including government-owned and controlled corporations, government
financial institutions, state universities and colleges, local governments
units, and other agencies and instrumentalities, is hereby suspended on 26
December and 02 January 2018," the said memo stated.
The memorandum on the other hand stated that “agencies whose
functions involve the delivery of basic health services, preparedness
or response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital
services shall continue with their operations and render the necessary
services.”
The same goes for the Supreme Court Public Information
Office which also released an advisory to suspend work for the same holidays, December
26 and January 2.
The suspension of work to allow the officials and employees
of the judiciary was approved by Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
This is to give opportunity to celebrate the holidays with their families.
Earlier, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared December 25,
and December 30 to January 1, 2018 as non-working holidays.
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