Palace on Wednesday announced that the Monday after August 21, which is the 27th death anniversary of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., is not a holiday.
“August 21 is the non-working holiday, August 23 is a regular working day,” Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a text message.
August 21 falls on a Saturday.
While President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is empowered under RA No. 9492 to modify holidays by law, Aquino opted to observe his father’s death anniversary on its exact date.
“The purpose for observing Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21 instead of August 23 is to avoid the imposition of unnecessary financial burden upon the employers, ensure the continuity of government, business, and commercial transaction, promote productivity, while at the same time preserve the solemnity of the observance,” Lacierda said.
source: yahoo news
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