October 31, 2011 "Monday" is a Special Non-Working Holiday Announcement

Under Proclamation No. 265, President Benigno Aquino III declares October 31, 2011 (Monday) as a special non-working holiday throughout the Philippines.

October 31, 2011 falls between Sunday and Tuesday, November 1 All Saints Day. According to the Proclamation No. 265, making October 31, 2011 as a holiday give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day (All Saints Day) with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country.

Those required by their employers to work on that day should receive additional pay in accordance with existing labor law.
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DECLARING MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 84, dated 20 December 2010, declared Tuesday, 1 November 2011, as a special (non-working) day;

WHEREAS, Monday, 31 October 2011, falling between Sunday and Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (All Saints Day), has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country;

WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country. Monday, 31 October 2011, may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 31 October 2011, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10^th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR,

Executive Secretary