• CHERYL G. CRUZ
Malacañang has suspended government office work starting noon Wednesday, March 27, to allow employees to observe Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and facilitate their travel to and from the different regions in the country.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, in Memorandum Circular No. 45 dated March 25, however said that agencies, whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services, shall continue with their operations and render the necessary services.
“The suspension of work in private companies and offices is left to the discretion of their respective employers,” Bersamin added.
The Department of Labor and Employment also earlier issued the pay rules for the regular holidays on March 28 and 29, and special nonworking day on March 30. | CGC
