President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has allowed work from home (WFH) arrangements for government employees and asynchronous classes for public schools on Oct. 31.
“In order to provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe All Saints’ Day on 01 November 2023, and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country, work from home arrangement in government offices shall be implemented, and asynchronous classes in public schools shall be conducted on 31 October 2023,” said the Memorandum Circular No. 38, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
But Bersamin clarified that government agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness and response to disasters and calamities will continue with their usual operations and render the necessary services in person.
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Bersamin also clarified wthat a “similar arrangement for work in private companies and classes in private schools is left to the discretion of their respective heads.”