long Holiday official announcement from Malacanang?

[bellaragazza]

Hi peeps, meron na ba kayong alam kung talagang declared holiday from Oct 29 upto Nov 3? please give us some info about this, thanks!!!

[tidus1203]

As usual with Malacañang late lagi mag announce. Expect the announcement as late as a few days before that. Pero 100% sure meron nanamang mga sets of holidays nyan!

[floreno]

Possible Holiday schedule

October 29 - Saturday
October 30 - Sunday
October 31 - Monday (wanna take a leave?)
November 1 - All Saints' Day
November 2 - All Souls' Day
November 3 - Eid'l Feitre (Last day of Ramadan which, officially, is a legal holiday)
November 4 - Friday (Who would want to go to work on a Friday after a long break?)
November 5 - Saturday November
November 6 - Sunday S

[jeune_fille]

I think it was already announced that October 31 is a special non working holiday.

[floreno]

more or less Nov 2 me pasok?!? - dun nalang kay mag leave

[smarty]

sa listahan ng holidays sa govt site, nawala ang nov 3 na dating kasali sa special non-working holiday... napalitan ng holiday sa dec 26...

here's the link (http://www.gov.ph/faqs/holidays.asp)

[Dacs]

Our company received a copy of memo from Malacañang more or less a month ago.

IIRC, Oct 31 up to Nov 2 ang walang pasok :)

Tignan ko ulit yung memo bukas at post ako dito.

[bleh]

oh great. if the possible schedule is followed, wala kong production o maipadala for a week. maghihintay ba mga customers ko na wala namang kinalaman sa mga holidays natin dito? hinde. mag-leave na lang kaya yung mga ayaw pumasok para yung mga gustong magtrabaho hindi na maabala ng mga holidays na yan. may mga pamilya pa kaming pakakainin.

[Dacs]

Heto yung nakasulat sa memo
PROCLAMATION NO. 839

DECLARING OCTOBER 31, 2005 (MONDAY) AND DECEMBER 26, 2005 (MONDAY) AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS AND DECLARING NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (WEDNESDAY), AS A WORKING DAY, WHILE AUTHORIZING NOVEMBER 28, 2005 (MONDAY), AS A NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

[napalmdog]

may pasok ng nov 2 and 4. mag leave na lang tayo

[smarty]

how about nov 3?? confirmed na ba na walang pasok... as ive said in my previous post, di na kasali ang nov 3 sa list of holidays...

[floreno]

^ Nov 3 is End of ramadan day which is a declared holiday

[aajao]

most probably late ang announcement ng Nov 3 as a holiday. Iniisip ko nga, Nov. 4 na ulit ang pasok after October 29 eh. Ba't kase ayaw pang i-declare agad kung may pasok o wala para maayos naman yung schedule ng bakasyon :bah:

[Mathew]

hehehe..... ang tagal ng bakasayon... pero di ko alam sa mga taga callcenter kung holiday din... heheeee
I hope holdiay din.... ang sarap mag punta sa Boracay o sa Puerto gALERA o kung may pera ka sA hONGKONG....

[floreno]

^ dito sa amin hardcore 24/7....tipong christmas nov1 new years day...me pasok

[missfifty]

kawawa naman taga call center.. ok lang yan.. double pay naman.. hehe

[ajoeroooo]

its very likely may pasok na sa nov2, kase replced na *** by oct 31.

talaga bang legal holiday ang nov 3?? i mean dapat applicable lang to sa mga muslims, im not even aware what eid. signifies...

:)

[funzen]

Based from our shift sched, me pasok ng nov 2 and 4.. holiday un rest ng week. :)

Ako oct 31 - nov 2 ang shift... ahaha.. OT na, holiday pay pa! :lol:

[Dacs]

talaga bang legal holiday ang nov 3?? i mean dapat applicable lang to sa mga muslims, im not even aware what eid. signifies...

Parang sinabi mo na dapat may pasok mga muslim tuwing holy week :D

[ajoeroooo]

^^ no, but majority rules. unless nalang kung muslim ang employer :D

[DaNa8]

Based from our shift sched, me pasok ng nov 2 and 4.. holiday un rest ng week. :)

Ako oct 31 - nov 2 ang shift... ahaha.. OT na, holiday pay pa! :lol:

Yup, Nov 2 and 4 lang ang may pasok. Ako ata Nov 1-4 night shift. Sana wag na umabot ng 5. Psst, see you. :)

[dinramos]

our company here in makati announces that oct 31, nov 1 & nov 3 are holidays....yehey....

[sugar2578]

MALACAÑANG

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 839

DECLARING OCTOBER 31, 2005 (MONDAY) AND DECEMBER 26, 2005 (MONDAY), AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS AND DECLARING NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (WEDNESDAY), AS A WORKING DAY, WHILE AUTHORIZING NOVEMBER 28, 2005 (MONDAY), AS A NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, December 26, 2005 (Monday), may be declared as an additional day-off pursuant to Section 9, Rule IV of the Omnibus rules Implementing the Labor Code, which states that "where a regular holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day shall be considered a special holiday for purposes of the Labor Code, unless said day is also a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, October 31, 2005 (Monday) may also be declared as a special day to give our people more time to observe All Saints day;

WHEREAS, November 28, 2005 (Monday) may also be declared as a non-working holiday while November 30, 2005 (Wednesday) may be declared a working day, provided that all activities and celebration in observance of "Bonifacio Day" shall remain to be observed on November 30, 2005 (Wednesday); and

WHEREAS, a longer weekend also promotes domestic tourism and enables employers to plan their work schedules effectively and efficiently, resulting in improved productivity.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the following:

SECTION 1. October 31, 2005 (Monday) and December 26, 2005 (Monday) shall be special (non-working) days throughout the country.

SECTION 2. November 30, 2005 (Wednesday) shall be a working day, while November 28, 2005 (Monday) shall be the non-working holiday throughout the country.

All activities and celebrations in observance of "Bonifacio Day" shall, however, remain to be observed on November 30, 2005 (Wednesday).

SECTION 3. The Department of Labor and Employment shall issue the appropriate guidelines to implement this Proclamation.

SECTION 4. This Proclamation shall take effect immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done, in the City of Manila this 10th day of May in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary

[livid]

‘No long holiday for All Saints’ Day’ (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/News200510190404.htm)
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star 10/19/2005


A week of holidays is too much to wish for, but how about two long weekends?

Malacañang declared yesterday Nov. 2 and 3 as working days and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and 4 as holidays.

National security officials also met yesterday to draw up measures to ensure that terrorists or other unscrupulous individuals would not be able to take advantage of the coming holidays.

Oct. 31, which falls on a Monday, was declared a special non-working day because it comes before a regular holiday, All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1.

Nov. 4 is the Muslim celebration of Eid-ul Fitr, marking the end of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. It is a national non-working holiday.

"Nov. 5 and 6 will be Saturday and Sunday, so there will only be a long weekend," Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.

Under Proclamation 839, President Arroyo also declared Dec. 26 this year as a special non-working day and Nov. 28 a non-working holiday in lieu of Nov. 30, Bonifacio Day, which she said will be a working day.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye earlier said the President signed the proclamation to give Filipinos the chance to observe several important holidays and for businessmen to adjust their operations accordingly.

Dec. 26, also a Monday, comes after another regular holiday, Dec. 25 or Christmas Day.

Malacañang also declared Bonifacio Day, which is observed on Nov. 30 and is traditionally a national holiday, a working day and instead made Nov. 28 — a Monday — a non-working holiday for Filipinos to enjoy an extended weekend in line with the President’s "holiday economics."

All activities and celebrations in observance of Bonifacio Day will still be held on Nov. 30, a Wednesday.

"A longer weekend also promotes domestic tourism and enables employers to plan their work schedules effectively and efficiently, resulting in improved productivity," the proclamation read.

Businessmen earlier asked Malacañang to announce holidays in advance so it would not sow confusion among the people and affect their operations.

Meanwhile, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Arturo Lomibao said they discussed contingency plans with the President to avoid any untoward incidents at places where people converge during holidays, such as churches, cemeteries, bus terminals and malls.

"We will deploy policemen all over the country. There will also be sniffing dogs, metal detectors and other measures in place to protect the welfare of the people," he said.

Lomibao added that the PNP has a contingency plan "to prevent pickpockets, drunkenness or petty crimes that may happen in places of convergence and also traffic management."

He also said that street rallies, which officials earlier said could be part of destabilization attempts against the government, were also discussed at the meeting.

Lomibao refused to say whether there were specific intelligence reports about possible terrorist attacks during All Saints’ Day, but noted that terrorists and criminals might use the coming holidays as a good opportunity to strike.

During the meeting, he said officials agreed to continue enforcing the government’s calibrated preemptive response policy towards rallyists to maintain peace and order.

"We are in unison that there should be equal treatment (among rallyists) and (we must) ensure that the rule of law would prevail," Lomibao said.

Government officials said this policy is needed to protect the majority against the small number of protesters who block traffic and disturb the daily routine of students and workers.

Bunye said video footage showing a man with a gun among the rallyists at last Friday’s protest at Mendiola indicated the police acted appropriately in dispersing the rallyists using water cannons.

"What is important is we enforce the law for the sake of the majority," he said.

[smarty]

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=53819

Nov. 1 and 4 holidays but not Nov. 2 and 3

First posted 08:35am (Mla time) Oct 19, 2005
Inquirer News Service

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, and Friday, Nov. 4, are public holidays the better to observe the traditional rituals of All Saints Day, Malacañang declared Tuesday.

Earlier, the Palace announced that Monday, Oct. 31, was a nonworking holiday.

But Wednesday, Nov. 2, and Thursday, Nov. 3, are regular working days, according to Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.

Asked why Friday, Nov. 4, is a holiday, Ermita said that it was so Filipinos would have a longer weekend.

For the rest of the year, the following are nonworking holidays as contained in Proclamation Order No. 839 which was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last May but reissued by the Palace Tuesday: Nov. 28 and Dec. 26, the Monday following Christmas Day, but Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30 was designated a working day.

[Pulis]

‘Extra pay for work on holidays’

PRIVATE-SECTOR workers who will work on special nonworking days and regular holidays are entitled to additional payment as specified under the Department of Labor and Employment memorandum guidelines.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said on Thursday that rules regarding the observance of the special nonworking would apply on October 31, and November 1, and the regular holiday on November 4, 2005, pursuant to DOLE Memorandum Circular 1.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/oct/21/yehey/metro/20051021met6.html

sana triple.....

[zzzodiac]

‘Extra pay for work on holidays’

PRIVATE-SECTOR workers who will work on special nonworking days and regular holidays are entitled to additional payment as specified under the Department of Labor and Employment memorandum guidelines.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said on Thursday that rules regarding the observance of the special nonworking would apply on October 31, and November 1, and the regular holiday on November 4, 2005, pursuant to DOLE Memorandum Circular 1.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/oct/21/yehey/metro/20051021met6.html

sana triple.....Bad news for employers but good news for employees.