Memorandum Circular No. 16
Memorandum Circular No. 16, issued on March 31, 2023, suspends work in government offices from 12:00 PM on April 5, 2023, to allow employees to observe the regular holidays on April 6-7, 2023, and facilitate travel across the country. Essential services such as health care, disaster response, and other vital functions are exempt from this suspension and must continue operations. The decision to suspend work in private companies is left to the discretion of individual employers. This Circular takes effect immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Circular No. 16
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 31, 2023
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 16
To provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe 06-07 April 2023, regular holidays, and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country, work in government offices on 05 April 2023 is hereby suspended from 12:00 o'clock in the afternoon onwards.
However, those agencies whose functions 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 necessary services.
The suspension of work in private companies and offices is left to the sound discretion of their respective employers. HTcADC
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Manila, March 31, 2023.
Cite This Law
Memorandum Circular No. 16, Memorandum Circular No. 16, Mar 31, 2023 (Philippines)
Memorandum Circular No. 16, Memorandum Circular No. 16 (Phil. 2023)
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