Suspending Work in Government Offices on December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018
Memorandum Circular No. 37, issued on December 13, 2017, suspends work in all government offices, including government-owned and controlled corporations, on December 26, 2017, and January 2, 2018, to allow employees to celebrate the Christmas and New Year's holidays with their families. This follows Proclamation Nos. 50 and 269, which declared December 25 and January 1 as regular holidays. However, agencies responsible for essential services, such as health and disaster response, are required to maintain operations. The decision to suspend work in other government branches and private companies is left to the discretion of their respective leadership.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Circular No. 37
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 13, 2017
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 37
Further to Proclamation Nos. 50 (s. 2016) and 269 (s. 2017) issued by the President declaring 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 suspended on 26 December 2017 and 02 January 2018.
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 other branches of government and in independent commissions or bodies, as well as in private companies and offices on the said dates, is left to the sound discretion of their respective heads/management.
For information and guidance. CAIHTE
Manila, December 13, 2017.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 113, No. 52, p. 9505 on December 25, 2017.
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Suspending Work in Government Offices on December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018, Memorandum Circular No. 37, Dec 13, 2017 (Philippines)
Suspending Work in Government Offices on December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018, Memorandum Circular No. 37 (Phil. 2017)
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