November 27 & 28 Holidays Retracted

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has retracted the previous Proclamation 1808 declaring as National Holidays, November 27 & 28 in celebration of the Eid'l Adha.

Instead, by virtue of Proclamation 1808-A, the non-working regional holidays is only applicable in the Autonumous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).


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Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎ ‘Īdu l-’Aḍḥā) "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a Muslim Holiday celebrated by Muslims (including the Druze) worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God. (source: wikipedia)

Fire Hits QC Hall

(source: Inquirer.net)

An hour-long fire hit the annex building of the Quezon City Hall yesterday morning, destroying hundreds of government accounting records and forcing operations in all departments to grind to a halt.

Asked if he thought there was foul play in the incident, Belmonte said, “I don’t think so. It’s a good thing this happened in the morning when all people were awake, instead of at night.”

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I suddenly remember noong nakausap ko yung isang tindero ng buko diyan sa may Arlegui sa Quiapo. Sabi niya habang tinitipak niya yung binibili kong buko,

"Yung isang hall diyan sa Palasyo? Ay! Madalas masunog iyon. Balita ko accounting department daw iyong nandoon. Basta! Kapag magpapalit na ng administrasyon, nasusunog yun! Ewan ko lang kung bakit."