In a bid to boost local tourism, Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed Senate Bill 1651, seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) 9492, or the Holiday Economics Law, which was enacted in 2007 under then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. RA 9492 moves regular and special holidays that fall on a weekend to the nearest Monday. Arroyo’s successor, […]
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Dec. 26 declared special (non-working) day
THE day after Christmas has been declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country, the Office of the Press Secretary said Thursday, December 22, 2022. Through Proclamation 115 issued on Thursday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, a special (non-working) day to give families a longer weekend to get together and celebrate […]
Marcos declares more long weekends for 2023 to boost domestic tourism
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. declared more long weekends for 2023 to boost the country’s tourism recovery, a strategy based on the “holiday economics” policy implemented during the Arroyo administration. “[There] is a need to adjust these holidays pursuant to the principle of holiday economics wherein a longer weekend will help encourage domestic travel […]