Suspending Government Office Hours in the National Capital Region and Olongapo City from November 22 to 26, 1996 Except for Law Enforcement Agencies and the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue

November 18, 1996 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 52-96 TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Suspending Government Office Hours in the National Capital Region and Olongapo City from November 22 to 26, 1996 Except for Law Enforcement Agencies and the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is Memorandum Circular No. 151 dated November 12, 1996 from Malacaang, by the President of the Philippines. "Except for law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Customs and Internal Revenue, regular office hours for all government offices, including government owned and controlled corporations, in the National Capital Region, and Olongapo City are hereby suspended from November 22 to 26, 1995. Heads of agencies in the areas covered by this Order shall, however, maintain adequate workforces to serve the general public and attend to matters which are critical to the operations of their agencies. All government offices in these areas shall resume normal services at the start of business hours on 27 November 1996. DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of November in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six. (SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS By the President: (Sgd) RUBEN D. TORRES Executive Secretary" All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. ESTELITA C. AGUIRRE Acting Commissioner PROCLAMATION NO. 919 DECLARING THE PERIOD 22 TO 23 AND 25 TO 26 OF NOVEMBER 1996 AS SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAYS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND OLONGAPO CITY WHEREAS, the Philippines will be hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Manila and Subic on November 22 to 26, 1996, which event has been acknowledged as the major economic and diplomatic event in the region; WHEREAS, the delegates and observers from seventeen participating economies and the international media will be in Metro Manila and Subic during the scheduled meeting dates; WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure a free and unhampered flow of traffic in the said areas to maximize the productive hours of the delegates; WHEREAS, the regular heavy traffic conditions cannot otherwise be eased if normal working schedules are observed; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period November 22 to 23 and 25 to 26 as special non-working holidays in the National Capital Region and Olongapo City, except for the following: a. Banks b. Hotels and restaurants c. Utility companies d. Construction companies, and e. Manufacturing companies To ensure efficient traffic management during this period, the Metro Manila Development Authority and the Philippine National Police are hereby tasked to adopt measures as may be needed for the purpose, including the establishment of Special APEC Friendship Lanes along the APEC routes. DONE in the City of Manila, this 12 day of November in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six. MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 151 SUSPENDING GOVERNMENT OFFICE HOURS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND OLONGAPO CITY FROM NOVEMBER 22 TO 26, 1996 Except for law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, regular office hours for all government offices including government owned and controlled corporations, in the National Capital Region, and Olongapo City are hereby suspended from November 22 to 26, 1995. Heads of agencies in the areas covered by this Order shall, however, maintain adequate workforces to serve the general public and attend to matters which are critical to the operations of their agencies. All government offices in these areas shall resume normal services at the start of business hours on 27 November 1995. DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of November in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.