Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Black Saturday declared a no-work holiday
MANILA -- Malacañang declared April 15, Black Saturday, as a special non-working holiday throughout the country.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita issued Proclamation 1048 on the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The declaration would give the public four non-working days as April 15 falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, which are all non-working legal holidays. Maundy Thursday is also a non-working holiday.
"The observance of Holy week is one of our people's most cherished traditions. Our people must be given the full and uninterrupted opportunity to ponder on the significance of the Holy Week and to properly observe its traditions with religious fervor, without prejudice to public interest," Ermita said. (JMR/Sunnex)
(April 11, 2006 issue)
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