Suspension of Work in Government Offices on April 17, 2019 from 12:00 O'clock in the Afternoon
Memorandum Circular No. 60, issued on April 17, 2019, suspends work in government offices from 12:00 PM onwards to allow employees to observe the regular holidays on April 18-19, 2019. Essential agencies providing basic and health services, disaster preparedness, and other vital services are exempt from this suspension and must continue operations. The decision to suspend work in private companies is left to individual employers. The Circular took effect immediately and was published in the Official Gazette on May 27, 2019.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Circular No. 60
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 17, 2019
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 60
To provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe 18-19 April 2019, regular holidays, and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country, work in government offices on 17 April 2019 is hereby suspended from 12:00 o'clock in the afternoon onwards. HTcADC
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.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Manila, April 17, 2019.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 115, No. 21, p. 5249 on May 27, 2019.
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Suspension of Work in Government Offices on April 17, 2019 from 12:00 O'clock in the Afternoon, Memorandum Circular No. 60, Apr 17, 2019 (Philippines)
Suspension of Work in Government Offices on April 17, 2019 from 12:00 O'clock in the Afternoon, Memorandum Circular No. 60 (Phil. 2019)
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