BARMM adopts compressed workweek with Ramadan schedule

COTABATO CITY – All government offices, ministries, and bureaus in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have begun adopting energy conservation protocols, including transitioning to a four-day on-site work arrangement, officials said.

In a memorandum circular, Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua ordered all personnel to implement the new schedule, which also accommodates religious observances during Ramadan while maintaining productivity and government services.

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For BARMM Muslim officials and employees observing Ramadan, the on-site work schedule is Monday to Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with no noon break. Employees who are not observing the fast must work onsite from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one-hour break.

Office heads will designate a one-day work-from-home arrangement to ensure adequate onsite staffing.

Macacua said when Ramadan ends, or Eid’l-Fitr on March 18, all offices will transition to a 40-hour compressed workweek over four working days.

Employees reporting onsite must observe attendance monitoring policies, while those working from home must utilize authorized digital time-logging platforms.

Offices providing health, emergency, frontline, regulatory, and other essential services shall ensure adequate personnel remain physically present or immediately available at all times to maintain uninterrupted service delivery to the Bangsamoro. (PNA)/coa