Palace: Long weekend for Bonifacio Day observance not likely

Barring any last-minute proclamation, there will not likely be a long weekend for the observance of Bonifacio Day on November 30, Malacañang said over the weekend. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said “What was specified in the proclamation was that Bonifacio Day will be marked on Wednesday." When asked if the date of the observance of Bonifacio Day will be moved, she said, “Palagay ko hindi (I don’t think so)." Valte pointed out that Proclamation No. 84, issued on December 20 last year, specified the dates on when this year's holidays are to be observed. Bonifacio Day this year marks the 148th birth anniversary of the supreme leader of the Katipunan movement that sought Philippine independence from Spanish colonial rule. — LBG, GMA News