Palace declares Oct. 31 holiday
MANILA— Malacañang has declared Oct. 31 a special non-working holiday.
Proclamation 265 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said this is “to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe [All Saints’ Day] with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country.”
All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, falls on a Tuesday. It is a regular holiday.
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