Marcos declares October 31, 2022 a special non-working holiday

By THIRD ANNE PERALTA-MALONZO, SunStar Manila

October 18, 2022

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has declared October 31, 2022 as a special non-working holiday, Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil said on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

"The President has signed the proclamation declaring October 31 as a special non-working holiday, para na rin po marami tayong time kasama ang ating pamilya at para ma-promote na rin po ang ating local tourism (so that we can spend more time with our family and promote our local tourism)," Garafil said in a press conference.

Declaring October 31 as a holiday will pave the way for a long weekend as October 30 and November 1, 2022 were also both declared as holidays.

According to the Department of Labor and Employment, the “no work, no pay” policy applies during special non-working holidays.

If an employee reported to work on such days, he or she is entitled to 30 percent additional daily salary with an additional 30 percent if overtime.

For work done during a special day that also falls on his or her rest day, an employee will be paid 50 percent of his or her basic wage on the first eight hours and additional 30 percent for overtime. (SunStar Philippines)

May 9 declared as special non-working holiday

A volunteer feeds a sample ballot to the vote-counting machine or VCM during a trial run for the May 9, 2022 elections at San Nicolas in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

The STAR / Victor Martin

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte declared May 9, election day, as a special non-working holiday for the conduct of the national and local elections, Malacañang announced Tuesday.

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed Proclamation 1357, which stated the need to declare May 9 as a special non-working holiday “to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote, subject to the public health measures of the national government.”

The Commission on Elections earlier asked Duterte to declare May 9 as a special non-working holiday to ensure full participation in this year’s high stakes polls.

There are around 65.7 million locally registered voters and 1.69 million overseas voters.

Pre-election surveys show Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of a former dictator, is on track to win the elections. — with report from News5/Maricel Halili