BE INFORMED: December 26 Is Not A National Holiday, January 2 Only (Updated)

18 Dec BE INFORMED: December 26 Is Not A National Holiday, January 2 Only (Updated)

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BEWARE OF FAKE NEWS mga higala!

December 26, 2018, was not declared by the government as a national or special holiday, contrary to various fake news reports spreading right now on the internet!

However, JANUARY 2, 2019, was recently declared as a holiday for government employees.

According to a report from ABS-CBN News, this false information was started with an article by the Philippine News website which claims that “Malacañang Palace” has proclaimed the said dates as special non-working holidays, following the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Here is a screenshot of the article:

This article is now edited by the admin of the website.

ICYDK, our government lists public holidays on an official gazette available online.

Below is a screenshot of the Holidays for 2018 and 2019, listed by Proclamation No. 269 and  Proclamation No. 555, signed by President Duterte:

As you can see, December 26 is not included in this official list.

Here is the memorandum declaring January 2, 2019, as a holiday:

BE INFORMED!