Suggestion: out of town for the coming long weekend (end November)

**ronw123w124** · October 24th, 2009 12:15 AM

We want to spend the holidays away from Manila sana but the first thing that comes to mind is Tagaytay and Baguio, ok sana sa Tagaytay pero yung traffic dun pag holidays eh deadly, Baguio naman ok din kaya lang baka sira-sira pa ang daan papunta doon in the light of the recent typhoon Pepeng. Any suggestions? road trip lang, mahirap kasi mag airplane pag may kasamang baby, siguradong overweight sa bagahe sa gamit pa lang ng baby.

**ghosthunter** · October 24th, 2009 12:21 AM

How about driving to Subic? You can check out the place and the nearby areas as well. There are resorts nearby like White Rock that might be a good get away from the city. Since it's the "off-season" you can get discounted rates.

**Altis6453** · November 2nd, 2009 09:55 PM

Looks like the long weekend at the end of November has been revoked.

From Abs-cbnnews.com
November 2, 2009

MANILA - The Arroyo administration apologized Monday for declaring the Muslim festival of Eid'l Adha on November 27 and 28 as national holidays and then changing the proclamation to say that the holidays will only be observed in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said President Arroyo amended the proclamation after the country's manufacturing sector appealed the decision.

"We apologize for those who have been inconvenienced by the change. Trade Secretary [Peter] Favila and the Department of Trade and Industry appealed for the change in behalf of the business community to limit the nonworking holiday to the ARMM because of the number of holidays declared for November plus the fact that we are still recovering from the twin tragedies of Ondoy and Pepeng that hit Metro Manila and Luzon," Remonde told radio dzMM.

He said production has been severely affected by the recent storms as well as the number of holidays declared in October and November.

Labor Secretary Marianito Roque announced Friday that Proclamation No. 1808-A, signed by President Arroyo on October 26, amended the earlier Proclamation No. 1808, issued earlier on April 21, 2009, which had declared November 28 and 29 this year as national holidays.

He advised the country's employers that as a result of Proclamation No. 1808-A, the pay rules for regular holidays will not apply during the said dates except in ARMM.

He said there will only be three holidays nationwide this November by virtue of the earlier Presidential Proclamation No. 1699 issued on December 24, 2008. These are: All Saints Day, which is a special non-working day on November 1; the additional special non-working day on November 2, and the regular holiday in celebration of Bonifacio Day on November 30, 2009.