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Duterte declares #Halalan2022 day as a special non-working holiday

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Members of the Electoral Board and poll watchers conduct their final testing and sealing of vote counting machines at Melencio M. Castelo Elementary School in Quezon City on Tuesday, with 5 days before the national elections. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/04/20220503-election-vcm-testing-qc-md-31.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the Electoral Board and poll watchers conduct their final testing and sealing of vote counting machines at Melencio M. Castelo Elementary School in Quezon City on Tuesday, with 5 days before the national elections. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared May 9, 2022 as a special non-working holiday throughout the country due to the elections, Malacañang said. </p><p>The holiday will allow Filipinos to &quot;properly exercise their right to vote&quot; in accordance with COVID-19 protocols, Duterte said in Proclamation No. 1357. </p><p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) earlier asked Duterte to declare Monday next week as a special non-working holiday.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/05/holiday-halalaan.jpg" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/05/holiday-halalaan.jpg"/></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/22/comelec-asks-duterte-declare-election-day-a-holiday">Comelec asks Duterte to declare #Halalan2022 day as &#x27;special non-working holiday&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/04/22/whats-an-isolation-polling-precinct-for-halalan2022">When will a voter be placed in an isolation polling precinct during #Halalan2022?</a></li></ul><p>The Comelec said a holiday was needed &quot;to afford the registered voters the fullest opportunity to participate in the said election and exercise their right to vote.&quot; </p><p>Around<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/02/12/22/more-than-half-of-ph-voters-are-18-39-years-old-research"> 65.7 million domestic voters</a> are expected to cast their votes for national and local positions in the May 9 elections. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></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=1877740" 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>

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared May 9, 2022 as a special non-working holiday throughout the country due to the elections, Malacañang said. 

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Duterte declares #Halalan2022 day as a special non-working holiday

Job Manahan,

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Published May 05, 2022 05:05 PM PHT

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