The news that Malacañang has extended the long weekend of the first week of April was gladly met by both tourism industry players and vacation seekers. READ:
In taking the move, the Office of the President referred to Proclamation No. 90 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in November 2022. “The commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan, April 9, which is a regular holiday falls on a Sunday for the year 2023.
Other presidents who succeeded Arroyo chose to adopt this policy, noting that revenues from tourism, travel, the hospitality industry and consumer spending well outweigh the disadvantages inherent in such a practice. Under the present circumstances when the government badly needs revenues from all possible sources, including local and foreign tourism, harnessing holiday economics will potentially contribute much in jumpstarting economic recovery.
But there are many who think that “if we are able to instill patriotic or essential values in each of us, it really does not matter when a particular historical event or person is celebrated.”
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