Oct. 31 not a holiday – Palace

Malacañang on Wednesday clarified that Oct. 31 is not a holiday, although Filipinos can anticipate two successive long weekends due to two upcoming events: The barangay polls and the traditional All Saints' Day.

The barangay elections on October 28, a Monday, is a special non-working day; and the All Saints' Day (November 1) this year falls on a Friday.

Meanwhile, the Official Gazette clarified that October 31, Thursday, is not a holiday, contrary to a news report saying the Palace has declared it a holiday.

The news report, which has been widely shared on Twitter, dates back to 2011.
 

For those asking: October 31 is not a nationwide holiday. Click here for a complete list of 2013 nationwide holidays: http://t.co/bnpZHmGjnC

— Official Gazette PH (@govph) October 23, 2013