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#WalangPasok: September 1, 2017 declared regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, August 28, officially declared September 1, 2017 (Friday) a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Adha  or the "Feast of Sacrifice."<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAlciHJ7M45WMjHalwvvLlLPgOf4pTuHnYCerj6wlU3EJcpiOR6wIPCTSn3ikNC3dUdUHWJ0m6_14pLm78wawmhvcgh4hHUG-GdGyXZIQ0f24BOspCl4m15GsKMYR12szMmAbPwTz0u3F/s1600/eid-adha-philippines.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Eidul Adha is on September 1, a regular holiday in the Philippines" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAlciHJ7M45WMjHalwvvLlLPgOf4pTuHnYCerj6wlU3EJcpiOR6wIPCTSn3ikNC3dUdUHWJ0m6_14pLm78wawmhvcgh4hHUG-GdGyXZIQ0f24BOspCl4m15GsKMYR12szMmAbPwTz0u3F/s1600/eid-adha-philippines.jpg" title="Eidul Adha is on September 1, a regular holiday in the Philippines" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CONFIRMED: Eidul Adha is on September 1, a regular holiday in the Philippines. Photo Credit: PhilStar</td></tr></tbody></table>As the holiday falls on Friday, it means that Filipinos will have another long weekend after Ninoy Aquino Day weekend ( August 19 to 21) and National Heroes Day weekend (August 26 to 28).<br /><br />The announcement was made through proclamation no. 297, based on the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. This is after the successful sightings of new moon crescent on Tuesday, August 22, as <b><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/08/september-1-2017-regular-holiday-for-eidul-adha-philippines.html" rel="nofollow">confirmed by the High Judicial Court (HJC) in Saudi Arabia</a></b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW7NtC9Zr_pSLYKIUEsSPLnMYNmkA1lTpUPhP4orlk5M2I30IBg_fOvUfZuS5bkIijdyy362XFOHp9_N4M73TvCdjtKg8M1hvU-ts1VRuaizh-TEvHGoADBq1BtZduaOwqxiR8w2Scxet/s1600/holiday-september-1-eid-adha.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Walang pasok September 1 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="719" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW7NtC9Zr_pSLYKIUEsSPLnMYNmkA1lTpUPhP4orlk5M2I30IBg_fOvUfZuS5bkIijdyy362XFOHp9_N4M73TvCdjtKg8M1hvU-ts1VRuaizh-TEvHGoADBq1BtZduaOwqxiR8w2Scxet/s1600/holiday-september-1-eid-adha.jpg" title="Walang pasok September 1 2017" /></a></div><br />The Eid al-Adha is Islam's holiest festival celebrated annually around the world and an official holiday in Muslim-majority countries and in the Philippines.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Republic Act No. 9849 states that the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah or the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, is hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Adha.<br /><br />Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God then intervened, to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.<br /><br />Eid’l Adha, which has been a public holiday since 2002 in the country, is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam - the other being Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan, which was also declared as a regular holiday on June 26.</div>

#WalangPasok: September 1, 2017 declared regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, August 28, officially declared September 1, 2017 (Friday) a regular holiday thro...

LIST: LRT, MRT, PNR schedule Christmas Holidays 2015, New Year released

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) schedule have been released for December 24, 25, 31, 2015 (Christmas Holidays) and Jan 1, 2016 (New Year) operations.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPXcySRgGTqJKdg7dCQeM04UhoraoOIgBzarS8PO8-2qg9IqHwk8970XKL2Msu93henExgkWcy5VCbeZxlkIs0BdVBNZCBAyOjPhZm99qQar86C8jfhOYw-EQLjfEOfGkTcmJG3GATT7c/s1600/MRT-schedule-christmas-2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LRT, MRT, PNR schedule Christmas Holidays 2015, New Year " border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPXcySRgGTqJKdg7dCQeM04UhoraoOIgBzarS8PO8-2qg9IqHwk8970XKL2Msu93henExgkWcy5VCbeZxlkIs0BdVBNZCBAyOjPhZm99qQar86C8jfhOYw-EQLjfEOfGkTcmJG3GATT7c/s640/MRT-schedule-christmas-2015.jpg" title="LRT, MRT, PNR schedule Christmas Holidays 2015, New Year " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3. Photo Credit: MRT3 Facebook page<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b>LRT Schedule Christmas Holidays 2015</b><br /><br />LRT and MRT Spokesperson Hernando Cabrera announced on Twitter that both LRT Lines 1 and 2 will have shorter operating hours during the coming holidays instead of the usual 9:00 p.m. (Baclaran) and 9:30 p.m (Roosevelt) last train schedule.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggS1FhcUn-YYwWAABP-R_GNqsapXsrQVU58wSQ8nkGcKBSAkgWYi8bYy2-fjYOOXXu0ihXiH4hMZPvi-N6BTPx2qgMHfE3t8fHpVu20DBgOGhxrTlVoq6RGjDPTdf-oegRCV-Fc8SObMj/s1600/LRT-schedule-december-24-31-2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LRT Schedule Christmas Holidays 2015" border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggS1FhcUn-YYwWAABP-R_GNqsapXsrQVU58wSQ8nkGcKBSAkgWYi8bYy2-fjYOOXXu0ihXiH4hMZPvi-N6BTPx2qgMHfE3t8fHpVu20DBgOGhxrTlVoq6RGjDPTdf-oegRCV-Fc8SObMj/s640/LRT-schedule-december-24-31-2015.jpg" title="LRT Schedule Christmas Holidays 2015" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The last train of the LRT 1 will leave Baclaran and Roosevelt stations at 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. respectively on December 24, while the last trip would be at 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively on December 31. <br /><br />The LRT1 is the oldest mass transit system in Southeast Asia that runs from Baclaran in Parañaque City to Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City.<br /><br />For LRT2, the last train on December 24 leaves Santolan at 8:00 p.m. while the Recto train leaves at 8:30 p.m. On December 31, the last trip from Santolan station is 7:00 p.m. and the last train from Recto leaves at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br />The revenue operating time still starts at 5:00 a.m on December 24 and 31. Cabrera added there will be regular operations on December 25, 2015 (Friday) and January 1, 2016.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">LRT2 last train sked this coming: Dec 24 & 31 - 7:30 PM from Santolan; 8:00 PM from Recto.  Regular operating hours on Dec 25 & Jan 1, 2016</div>— Hernando T. Cabrera (@attycabs) <a href="https://twitter.com/attycabs/status/676183559149785088" rel="nofollow">December 13, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>MRT Schedule Christmas Holidays 2015</b><br /><br />The office of Metro Rail Transit Authority Director for Operations, Renato San Jose, said a proposed schedule for Christmas 2015 is still for approval at the general manager's office. <br /><br />MRT holiday schedule will be posted here once announced online.<br /><br />On Friday, Liberal Party bet Leni Robredo urged the government to extend the operating hours of MRT this holiday season as this might lessen traffic congestion.<br /><br />Normally, MRT operates from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m on weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m during weekends (Saturday and Sunday).<br /><br />MRT runs along EDSA from Taft Avenue in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City.<br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>PNR Holiday Schedule Advisory</b><br /><br />PNR also announced that Metro South Commuter Line (MSCL) will operate on Christmas holidays but with fewer trips. The complete train operations' schedule is posted <a href="http://www.pnr.gov.ph/index.php/news-media/press-releases/199-krismas-2015-train-operation-schedule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />December 18-23, 2015 - Regular scheduled trips<br /><a href="http://www.pnr.gov.ph/images/Timetable/dec24.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December 24, 2015 - 42 trips</a><br /><a href="http://www.pnr.gov.ph/images/Timetable/dec25.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December 25, 2015 - 34 trips</a><br /><a href="http://www.pnr.gov.ph/images/Timetable/dec31.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">December 31, 2015 - 30 trips</a><br /><a href="http://www.pnr.gov.ph/images/Timetable/jan1.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January 01, 2015 - 28 trips</a><br /><br />The PNR Bicol Commuter Train Service will have regular trips on December 24, 25 and 31 while there is no operations on January 1, 2016 for Naga-Sipocot and Naga-Legaspi routes.<br /><br />Naga-Sipocot<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>December 18-23, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 24, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 25, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 31, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>January 01, 2015 - NO OPERATIONS</li></ul><br /><br />Naga-Legaspi<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>December 18-23, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 24, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 25, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>December 31, 2015 - Regular trips</li><li>January 01, 2015 - NO OPERATIONS</li></ul><br /><br /><b>MMDA Advisories</b><br /><br />The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has lifted the number coding scheme on December 24, 25, 30 and 31 in ALL cities and municipality of Metro Manila except for Makati and Las Piñas.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Number Coding Scheme is LIFTED on, Dec. 24, 25, 30 & 31 in ALL cities and municipality of Metro Manila except for Makati & Las Piñas | <a href="https://twitter.com/MMDA" rel="nofollow">@MMDA</a></div>— News5 AKSYON (@News5AKSYON) <a href="https://twitter.com/News5AKSYON/status/679241190521212928" rel="nofollow">December 22, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />NOTE: This page will be updated as soon as we got relevant information. 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LIST: LRT, MRT, PNR schedule Christmas Holidays 2015, New Year released

MANILA, Philippines - Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) schedule have been rele...

Banking Hours Schedule Christmas Holidays 2014, New Year announced

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Major banks in the country announced recently the banking hours schedule for Christmas holidays this 2014 and operations for New Year (first week of January 2015).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUFQKSbt2rLUI-BV05oHUc4wGQJnGUvta0GC77hYwsr1BvYoDsr8w68L4Ah0kuhbETsW5DuwhdWuVycLTSrzqestNDIJoX-d_Eu9bljHyhVIJHTSbkn2EGhs7RMup0KZOp4mmBLJaviyt/s1600/bank-schedule-christmas-holidays-2014.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="philippine banks logos" border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUFQKSbt2rLUI-BV05oHUc4wGQJnGUvta0GC77hYwsr1BvYoDsr8w68L4Ah0kuhbETsW5DuwhdWuVycLTSrzqestNDIJoX-d_Eu9bljHyhVIJHTSbkn2EGhs7RMup0KZOp4mmBLJaviyt/s1600/bank-schedule-christmas-holidays-2014.png" title="philippine banks logos" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The public is being reminded that there will be only one regular banking day from December 24 until January 4. In that period, banks will only be open on December 29 as all other dates either fall on a weekend or are considered holidays.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Y8XGtQkhqbGYyjM3WvX7drK_ZY9bxah1AMitSBTSrDsACvjvRV_h7AJCAS8p1FyEm9tvryaQPKVVxPFH3ssqnN2uewqgIZxUcPIXNmtt4u-uV2iCBCjpygRK4_TNuPdP1C8DKqc1I8Y/s1600/bankopen-12212014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Banks Open Christmas Holidays 2014" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Y8XGtQkhqbGYyjM3WvX7drK_ZY9bxah1AMitSBTSrDsACvjvRV_h7AJCAS8p1FyEm9tvryaQPKVVxPFH3ssqnN2uewqgIZxUcPIXNmtt4u-uV2iCBCjpygRK4_TNuPdP1C8DKqc1I8Y/s1600/bankopen-12212014.jpg" title="Banks Open Christmas Holidays 2014" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screengrab from ABS-CBN News Channel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Banco de Oro (BDO) Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />BDO Unibank said select branches will remain open during the holidays. BDO's banking schedules from December 24, 2014 to January 2, 2015 is as follows:<br /><br />Dec. 24, 26, 30 and 31 – Shortened hours for selected branches<br />Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2015 – All branches are closed<br />Dec. 27 and 28 – Regular banking day for weekend banking branches<br />Dec. 29 – Regular banking day for ALL branches<br />Jan. 2, 2015 – Shortened hours for selected branches<br />Jan. 3 - 4, 2015 - Regular banking day for weekend banking branches<br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/BDOUnibank/photos/a.1545223422360487.1073741828.1534645913418238/1560705060812323/?type=1" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BDOUnibank/photos/a.1545223422360487.1073741828.1534645913418238/1560705060812323/?type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BDOUnibank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BDO Unibank</a>.</div></div></center><br />BDO advised that ATM network will be able to handle transactions of clients during this period.<br /><br /><br /><b>Philippine National Bank (PNB) Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />On its Facebook page, PNB said that they are OPEN on December 24 to 31, 2014 and January 1 to 4, 2015.<br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/philnabank/photos/a.111057738988940.20356.100353896725991/753723041389070/?type=1" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/philnabank/photos/a.111057738988940.20356.100353896725991/753723041389070/?type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/philnabank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philippine National Bank</a>.</div></div></center><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />On its Twitter post, BPI announced that selected BPI and BPI Family Savings Bank branches will be open on December 24 (half day) & the whole day of December 30 and January 3, 2015.<br /><br />Mall branches and kiosks with Saturday and/or Sunday operations will also be open during the holiday weekends.<br /><br />Transactions that may be processed on these days are deposits, withdrawals, bills payments, buying and selling for foreign exchange, purchase of MC's, and account openings.<br /><br />Remittances from abroad will undergo same-day processing as usual, except on December 25 and January 1.<br /><br />BPI and BPI Family clients may also transact using the banks' ATM, internet, mobile and phone banking channels (89-100) during the holidays.<br /><br />While these electronic banking channels and selected branches are available to clients, we encourage the public to complete all banking transactions ahead of the holidays to avoid the Christmas rush.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">All our branches will be closed on December 25, 26, 31, 2014 and January 1 & 2, 2015. Click <a href="https://t.co/2SsRoTAJdD">https://t.co/2SsRoTAJdD</a> for details. 3/3<br />— BPI (@TalktoBPI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalktoBPI/status/545849945731788800">December 19, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />RCBC and RCBC Savings Bank said they are open on December 24, 26, 30, 31, and January 2.  View the <a href="http://www.rcbc.com/holidaybanking.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">complete banking schedule here</a>.<br /><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Chinabank Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />Some Chinabank branches are open during holidays for December 24, 26, 30 and 31 and January 2, 2015. For the list of branches open this holiday season, <a href="http://chinabank.ph/pdf/2014-Holiday-Banking-Schedule.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visit here</a>.<br /><br /><b><br /></b> <b>Security Bank Schedule</b><br /><br />Security Bank said a few of its branches will open during the long Christmas break. In an advisory, Security Bank said some branches will be open on December 27 and January 3, even if these are Saturdays. View the list of branches and <a href="https://www.securitybank.com/announcement-holiday-branches/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">banking hours here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM)</b><br /><br />Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) said all of its branches will have extended banking hours on December 23 and 29, 2014.<br /><br />The bank said all branches will be open from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 and Monday, December 29, 2014.<br /><br />All PBCOM branches will be closed during the following declared holidays: December 24, 25, 26, 30 & 31, 2014 and January 1 & 2, 2015.<br /><br /><b>Metrobank</b><br /><b><br /></b> Select Metrobank branches across the country will be open on weekends (December 27,28; January 3, 4) and during the holidays (December 24, 26,30 31; January 2) to accommodate over-the-counter transactions. To view the complete list of open branches on the said dates, you may call Metrobank customer care hotline at 8700-700 or you may check the list <b><a href="https://www.metrobank.com.ph/announcementitem.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />Please Like Us on Facebook or Follow Us on Twitter for more updates.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/12/lrt-mrt-schedule-christmas-holidays-2014-new-year-released.html">LRT, MRT schedule Christmas Holidays 2014, New Year released</a><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/12/mall-hours-schedule-december-24-25-christmas-holidays-2014-new-year.html">Mall Hours Schedule December 24, 25 (Christmas Holidays 2014), New Year released</a></div>

Banking Hours Schedule Christmas Holidays 2014, New Year announced

MANILA, Philippines - Major banks in the country announced recently the banking hours schedule for Christmas holidays this 2014 and operatio...