Suspension of Work in Government Offices in the Executive Branch to Celebrate the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day
Memorandum Circular No. 80, issued on September 25, 2020, declares the suspension of work in the Executive Branch of government from 3:30 PM onwards on September 28, 2020, to allow government workers and their families to celebrate Family Week and Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day. Essential services, including basic health and disaster response, are exempt from this suspension and will continue to operate. The circular encourages other government branches and the private sector to also suspend work to promote family celebrations. The order takes effect immediately and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Circular No. 80
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 25, 2020
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 80
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 60 (s. 1992), which declared the last week of September of every year as Family Week and in order to afford government workers and their families time to celebrate, in their respective homes, the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day pursuant to Proclamation No. 326 (s. 2012), work in government offices in the Executive Branch shall be suspended from 3:30 in the afternoon onwards on Monday, 28 September 2020.
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, in independent commissions or bodies, and in the private sector is encouraged so as to afford all Filipino Families the full opportunity to celebrate the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Manila, September 25, 2020.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 40, p. 6254 on October 5, 2020.
Cite This Law
Suspension of Work in Government Offices in the Executive Branch to Celebrate the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day, Memorandum Circular No. 80, Sep 25, 2020 (Philippines)
Suspension of Work in Government Offices in the Executive Branch to Celebrate the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day, Memorandum Circular No. 80 (Phil. 2020)
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