Maybe they should have just declared it a holiday.
“Work in government offices on Friday, October 31, 2014, will be half-day, the Palace said Thursday night,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
Thus, work is suspended from noon onwards on the said day.
In a memorandum circular signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., the Palace said the move aims to give government employees full opportunity to properly observe All Saints’ Day on November 1, a special non-working day, “and to allow employees to travel to their respective provinces.”
However, agencies that provide vital services are not included in the half-day privilege.
The memo stated, “Those agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital public services shall continue with their operations and render the necessary services.”
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