October 31 declared a special non-working holiday

ABS-CBNews.com reports that Malacañang-via Proclamation 265 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.-has declared October 31 as a special non-working holiday.

The Palace said this is "to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe [All Saints' Day] with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country."