May 14 is Special Non-Working Holiday, says Palace

Good news not only for the students who are having summer classes, but also to the voting public as May 14 is official declared by Malacanang as special non-working holiday!

May 14 Elections is a Holiday

According to Proclamation No. 479, President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 14, 2018 as a special non-working holiday for the Filipino people to be able to vote on the upcoming Barangay Elections and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections nationwide.

“Monday, 14 May 2018 should be declared a special non-working day to enable the people to fully exercise their right of suffrage,” states the proclamation.

Earlier, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has requested Duterte to announce May 14 as a holiday through Resolution No. 10301.

Malacanang declares May 14 Elections as Holiday

The synchronized Barangay and SK polls, which were supposed to be conducted on October 23, 2017, was rescheduled to May 14, 2018 after Duterte signed Republic Act No. 10952, postponing the said elections.

The said announcement follows Proclamation No. 479 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea by the authority of the President.