Duterte declares May 13 as special non-working holiday | Inquirer

Duterte declares May 13 as special non-working holiday

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/ 12:15 PM May 09, 2019

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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 13 as a special non-working holiday.

The President signed Proclamation No. 719 on Thursday “to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote.”

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May 13, Monday is the midterm elections where 61 million Filipinos are expected to troop to polling precincts to cast their votes.

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it was expecting an 80 to 81 percent voter turnout for the May 13 polls.

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Malacañang has said the military and the police are already prepared to secure the elections following the President’s call for an honest and peaceful polls. /muf

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