WALANG pasok sa lahat ng tanggapan ng pamahalaan sa 26 Disyembre 2017 at sa 2 Enero 2018.
Ito ang nakasaad sa Memorandum Circular No. 37 na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kahapon.
“Further to Proclamation Nos. 5 (s. 2016) and 269 (s. 20170 issued by the President decla-ring 25 December 2017 (Christmas Day) and 01 January 2018 (New Year’s Day) as Regular Holidays, and in order to give the employees of the government full opportunity to celebrate the holidays with their families and loved ones, work in government offices, including government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges, local government units, and other agencies and instrumentalities, is hereby suspen-ded on 26 December 2017 and January 2018,” ayon sa memorandum.
“However, those agencies whose function involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services shall continue with their operations and render the ne-cessary services.”
(ROSE NOVENARIO)