Long weekend ahead as PBBM declares April 6-10 as regular holidays

Nation

by Christhel Cuazon15 March 2023

Photo courtesy: Bongbong Marcos Facebook page

Pack your bags as there will be a long weekend next month after President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. moved the non-working day in observance of Araw ng Kagitingan to Monday, April 10.

This was announced by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in a statement, referring to Marcos' Proclamation No. 90 issued in November 2022.

"The commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9) which is a regular holiday falls on a Sunday for the year 2023," Proclamation No. 90 read.

"To enable our countrymen to avail of the benefits of a longer weekend, Monday, 10 April 2023, in lieu of Sunday, 9 April 2023, may be declared as a non-working holiday, provided that the historical significance of Araw ng Kagitingan is maintained," it added.

The so-called Day of the Valor is usually commemorated on Apr. 9, which falls on a Sunday this year.

Palace noted that April 6 and 7 will be regular holidays in observance of Holy Week, which is observed worldwide to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. 

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