April 12 a holiday for Manila workers

In observance of the Holy Week, Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada declared Wednesday, April 12, a non-working holiday for city government employees.

Estrada said this will give the city personnel ample time to prepare for the holidays.

“Honorable Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada has declared 12 April 2017, Holy Wednesday, as a non-working day in the City Government of Manila,” City Administrator Ericson Alcovendaz said in a memorandum.

With the declaration, the City of Manila will have a longer vacation as April 13 (Maundy Thursday) and April 14 (Good Friday) are already declared national regular holidays.

Last year, Estrada also declared Holy Wednesday as a non-working holiday for city employees.