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#WalangPasok: Palace suspends afternoon gov't work on April 5

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) — Work in government offices will be suspended on April 5 from 12 p.m. onwards, Malacañang said on Friday.</p><p>The move is meant to &quot;give government employees ample time to travel to and from different regions in the country&quot; on Holy Week, the Presidential Communications Office said. </p><p>April 6, Maundy Thursday and April 7, Good Friday are regular holidays. </p><p>In a separate statement, the Presidential Communications Office clarified the suspension of government work on April 5 &quot;only applies to the executive department.&quot;</p><p>Memorandum Circular No. 16, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, stated that agencies involved in the delivery of basic and health services, disaster response, and other important tasks in government &quot;shall continue with their operations and render the necessary services.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="READ: Memorandum Circular No. 16" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/31/memorandum-circular-no-16.jpg"/><figcaption><em>twitter.com/jobmanahan</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The PCO added that the suspension of work in private companies and offices is left to the discretion of their employers.</p><p>Thousands of Catholic Filipinos are expected to go home to their hometowns for the long holiday weekend. </p><p>The Land Transportation Office earlier said it would be on &quot;heightened alert&quot; from this Friday until April 10, Day of Valor, for the safety of commuters. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/27/23/pitx-expects-12-million-passengers-on-holy-week">PITX expects to cater to 1.2 million passengers on Holy Week</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/21/23/holy-week-travelers-urged-be-at-airport-4-hours-before-intl-flight">Holy Week travelers urged: Be at airport 4 hours before international flights</a></li></ul><div> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2559861" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Work in government offices will be suspended on April 5 from 12 p.m. onwards, Malacañang said on Friday.

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#WalangPasok: Palace suspends afternoon gov't work on April 5

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 31, 2023 02:12 PM PHT

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Updated March 31, 2023 07:23 PM PHT

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