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Pack your bags for another long weekend, October 25 declared as a Non-Working Holiday

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So you don’t have any plans of casting your vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections? Good News!!!  Another long weekend is coming and you can now plan your next out-of-town trip! According to Proclamation NO. 48 signed by President Benigno Aquino III last thursday, October 25 will be a non-working holiday for the local workforce.

Philippine Barangay and SK Elections on October 25, 2010 Declared as a Non Working Holiday

It is “imperative that the people be given the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections and exercise their right t vote,” the Philippine President said in his proclamation. The holiday proclamation was signed last October 6 by Executive Secretary Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa Jr. and the President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III

Written by Melo Villareal

Melo Villareal is the Online Publisher of Outoftownblog.com. He is an Accountant by profession who left the corporate world at the age of 23 to explore his beautiful country and the rest of the world. Today, Melo works as a part-time Social Media Manager for local and international clients. His full-time work focuses on discovering interesting culture, explore different cuisines and take memorable photos from local and international destinations he's visiting.

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