From the Official Gazette website. through Proclamation No. 167, February 24, 2023 was declared as a Special non-Working Day throughout the Country.
Prior to this , Proclamation No. 42 dated 22 August 2022 as amended by Proclamation No. 90 dated 11 November 2022 declared 25 February 2023 (EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary), Saturday, as a special non-working day throughout the country.
WHEREAS, to enable our countrymen to avail of the benefits of a longer weekend pursuant to the principle of holiday economics, the celebration of EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary may be moved from 25 February 2023 (Saturday) to 24 February 2023 (Friday), provided that the historical significance of EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is maintained;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 24 February 2023, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.
According to ABS-CBN News, February 25 is still a non-working holiday therefore it will mean two days will be a paid Holidays for those who will be working on February 24 Friday and 25 (Saturday), 2023.
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