May 14 a special non-working day

Malacañang yesterday declared May 14 as a special non-working day.

President Duterte signed Proclamation 479 “to enable the people to fully exercise their right of suffrage” during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls that were rescheduled from October 2017 to May 14 this year.

The President’s proclamation came on the heels of the administration’s campaign against barangay officials who are in the order of battle against illegal drugs.