QuestionsQuestions (LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1087)
It is issued by the President (Ferdinand E. Marcos) by virtue of constitutional powers to revise and update guidelines on the observance of special and legal holidays.
Yes. A special public holiday may be declared for any province, city, or municipality, but that day remains a regular working and school day.
No. The text states that working days between holidays or between a holiday and Sunday shall not be considered special public holidays.
The following Monday is not a holiday unless a proclamation is issued declaring it a special public holiday.
They are governed by rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education and Culture on class suspensions: Signal No. 1—classes may be suspended at the school management’s discretion; Signal No. 2—classes in elementary and high school are suspended; Signal No. 3—classes in all levels are suspended.
Both private and government offices must follow the Office of the President’s announcement on such holidays in accordance with Memorandum Circular No. 1105.
The Saturdays immediately following such holiday may be declared as working days.
They apply to the remaining part of the Calendar Year 1980 and to subsequent years until otherwise repealed or modified by subsequent legislation.
No. The letter explicitly states it shall not affect the Calendar of Race approved by the Philippine Racing Commission.
Letter of Instructions No. 814 is hereby repealed.
Legal holidays include: New Year’s Day (January 1), Maundy Thursday (movable), Good Friday (movable), Labor Day (May 1), Araw ng Kagitingan—Bataan/Corregidor/Besa ng Pass Day (May 6), Independence Day (June 12), Filipino-American Friendship Day (July 4), National Heroes Day (last Sunday of August), Bonifacio Day (November 30), Christmas Day (December 25), and Rizal Day (December 30).
They include Barangay Day (September 11), National Thanksgiving Day (September 21), All Saints Day (November 1), and Last Day of the Year (December 31).
They are covered by special proclamations.
Working days that fall between holidays or between a holiday and a Sunday are not considered special public holidays.
Unless otherwise modified by law, order, or proclamation, the listed holidays shall be observed.