The government declared March 31,2010, Wednesday, as half-day work for government offices. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved the half-day work to allow government employees more time to prepare for Holy Week activities and travel. In addition, through Proclamation 2029, PGMA declared Saturday, April 3, as a special non-working day for the entire country.
The whole Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) will be on a holiday, March 9,2010, in commemoration of the birthday of the LPU founder, Jose P. Laurel. As per the schools calendar, March 9, Tuesday, will be a no class/office work day for the entire LPU community.
Did you know that the real birthday of President George Washington is February 22? Washington’s birthday is a United States federal holiday. But, instead of having the holiday on the 22nd of February, which is his actual birthday, it is celebrated every third Monday of February. President’s Day is the official name in several states for this holiday since the middle of 1980′s. Other states renamed this holiday as Washington and Lincoln Day since President Abraham Lincoln‘s birthday is on February 12. Lincoln’s birthday however is not a US federal holiday. The United States official web site acknowledges this day as Washington’s Birthday.
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