Marcos declares May 12 a holiday – BusinessWorld Online
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., on Tuesday declared May 12 a nonworking holiday to allow Filipinos to vote in the midterm elections.
“There is a need to declare Monday, 12 May 2025, as a special (nonworking) holiday to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote,” according to Proclamation No. 878.
The order was signed on May 6 in response to a request from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Previous elections have been declared special nonworking holidays.
Meanwhile, Comelec has extended the pre-enrollment period for overseas internet voting until May 10 from May 7.
Registered Filipino voters overseas must complete pre-enrollment before they can vote.
Also on Tuesday, The Comelec started distributing ballots for National Capital Region precincts. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana
