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President Marcos has declared special non-working days in several areas in the country for the observance of local founding anniversaries and special events.

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Malacañang has declared special non-working holidays in the town of Gattaran in Cagayan and the city of Calaca in Batangas, to allow residents to participate in local celebrations.

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A German holidaymaker has won almost 1,000 euros (P71,000) in compensation after lodging a legal complaint about other tourists reserving all the sun loungers at his hotel with towels.

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Malacañang has declared May 11 a special non-working day in Biliran for the celebration of the province’s founding anniversary.

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President Marcos has declared special non-working days in five municipalities and one province to allow residents to fully participate in the celebration of their founding anniversaries in April.

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For the Lunar New Year, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. invited Filipinos to move with "purposeful haste," much like the Chinese zodiac for 2026—the Fire Horse.


 

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The Palace has proclaimed special non-working days in several provinces, cities and towns.

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Holiday celebrations bring out the best in everyone.

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Beyond Christmas/New Year, Cebu City extends its holiday celebration till the third Sunday of January each year for the Feast of the Sto. Niño, for Sinulog.

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Something during the holiday season spooked me. It was not the noticeable worsening of traffic congestion, though that was expected during the holiday rush for shopping and the usual year end errands. In fact, traffic eased during the break itself, when schools were out and most workplaces and government offices observed the no-work holidays.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804917 [AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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President Marcos has declared special non-working days in several areas in the country for the observance of local founding anniversaries and special events.

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Malacañang has declared special non-working holidays in the town of Gattaran in Cagayan and the city of Calaca in Batangas, to allow residents to participate in local celebrations.

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A German holidaymaker has won almost 1,000 euros (P71,000) in compensation after lodging a legal complaint about other tourists reserving all the sun loungers at his hotel with towels.

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Malacañang has declared May 11 a special non-working day in Biliran for the celebration of the province’s founding anniversary.

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President Marcos has declared special non-working days in five municipalities and one province to allow residents to fully participate in the celebration of their founding anniversaries in April.

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For the Lunar New Year, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. invited Filipinos to move with "purposeful haste," much like the Chinese zodiac for 2026—the Fire Horse.


 

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The Palace has proclaimed special non-working days in several provinces, cities and towns.

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Holiday celebrations bring out the best in everyone.

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Beyond Christmas/New Year, Cebu City extends its holiday celebration till the third Sunday of January each year for the Feast of the Sto. Niño, for Sinulog.

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Something during the holiday season spooked me. It was not the noticeable worsening of traffic congestion, though that was expected during the holiday rush for shopping and the usual year end errands. In fact, traffic eased during the break itself, when schools were out and most workplaces and government offices observed the no-work holidays.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804917 [AuthorName] => Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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