Palace declares May 9 a special holiday for the 2022 elections (Sabong News)
Author
Argyll Cyrus Geducos
Date
MAY 05 2022
Malacañang has declared Monday, May 9, 2022, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow Filipinos to exercise their right to vote but urged voters to follow health protocols.
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed Proclamation No. 1357 on Thursday, May 5.
In the proclamation, President Duterte cited the need to declare May 9, 2022, a special holiday to “enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote, subject to the public health measures of the national government.”
LOOK: Malacañang declares May 9, 2022, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow Filipinos to exercise their right to vote.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had said that every voter would be allowed to vote, even those with Covid-19 or those exhibiting symptoms of the virus.
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said that 65.8 million Filipinos are expected to vote on Monday.
Last week,
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He particularly asked the public to keep in mind mask-wearing, handwashing, and physical distancing protocols.
“So better, again, remember when you go to the electoral precincts, kindly tell yourself that you have to remember the things that government wants you to follow. So that hindi masyado tayo mahirapan (we won’t have too much trouble) and we will prevent another surge,” he said.
“We can only interdict the surge in the future by the simple washing of the hands, ang mask importante talaga ‘yan (and masks are important),” he added.
On Tuesday, May 3,
While the booster shots might not 100-percent guarantee that there will be no Covid-19 reinfection, Duterte pointed out that these jabs could help protect the people from the coronavirus and its effects.
“It can protect you, and you can vote there without any — sans the worry about getting the infection again,” Duterte said.
