Saturday, June 25, 2016

Philippines Mulls June 30 Public Holiday

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines Government Communications Secretary, Herminio Coloma Jr., has announced that current Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has not yet decided if Thursday, June 30, 2016, the date of the upcoming inauguration of president-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, would be declared as a one-off non-working public holiday in the Philippines, as was the case on the occasion of the inaugurations of Benigno Aquino III and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [full story]