MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Memorandum Circular No. 611, December 11, 1972 ]
PRESCRIBING A NEW SCHEDULE OF OFFICE HOURS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN THE GREATER MANILA AREA.
As a further measure to help solve or relieve the traffic congestion in the Greater Manila area which is admittedly prejudicial to the public service and to the riding public, and to provide reasonable flexibility in the office attendance of government officials and employees, there shall be two sets of work hours for offices and agencies of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, in the Greater Manila area beginning Monday, December 11, 1972, to wit:
| 1. |
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon | 1âшphi1
and |
1:00 – 6:00 P.M. |
| 2. |
8:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon |
and |
1:00 – 5:00 P.M. |
Consistent with the aforementioned, the Department Heads of all government offices in the Greater Manila area shall immediately prepare a schedule for their respective employees, responsive to this Circular and to the requirements of their particular office.
It is also further directed that the aforementioned government offices maintain a skeletal staff on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays for the transaction of urgent official matters. It is understood that staff members who may be assigned for duty on such days are to be provided with meal allowances subject to existing accounting and auditing requirements.
Memorandum Circular No. 590 of this Office dated July 22, 1972 on the same matter, is hereby revoked.
By authority of the President:
(SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
Manila, December 11, 1972
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