{"id":239460,"date":"2019-12-08T05:39:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T10:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239460"},"modified":"2019-12-08T05:39:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T10:39:57","slug":"prrd-will-work-over-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/08\/prrd-will-work-over-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD will work over holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in Nonthaburi, Thailand on November 3, 2019. TOTO LOZANO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte will remain \u201cdevoted\u201d to his job as the highest official in the land even as workers in the public and private sector look forward to the upcoming Christmas break.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo raised the possibility that the President may still continue to perform his duties during the holidays since he is a \u201cworkaholic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSi Presidente naman, nakikita mo naman, walang pahinga. Masyado ngang<\/em>\u00a0workaholic.\u00a0Sabi ganun, magbabakasyon pero wala rin e<\/em>\u00a0(You can see the President barely has time to rest. He\u2019s such a workaholic. He says he\u2019ll take a vacation but he doesn\u2019t really follow it),\u201d Panelo said in an interview over radio dzIQ on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalagang napaka-<\/em>devoted\u00a0sa kaniyang trabaho bilang President<\/em>e (He is really devoted to his job as President),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Recalling how the 74-year-old President still insisted on doing his job despite his doctor’s advice for him to take a rest, Panelo said the Chief Executive would probably do the same during the Christmas break.<\/p>\n

Duterte is expected to celebrate Christmas with family and friends in his hometown, Davao City, where he served as mayor for over two decades before becoming the country\u2019s head of state in 2016.<\/p>\n

He also visits young cancer patients at the Southern Philippine Medical Center in Davao City every year.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the President visited families of individuals killed in a Davao City mall fire.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier wished fellow Filipinos to be \u201cbe happy\u201d and find joy in sharing a simple noche buena with their families despite the challenges they face.<\/p>\n

He has also joked about wanting to receive a new motorbike for Christmas but went on to say his only wish is for the Philippines and the Filipinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala na akong hinihingi para sa akin<\/em>\u00a0(I no longer ask for anything for myself),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Last year, thousands of people queued up for the \u201cPahalipay sa Pasko\u201d, a yearly Christmas treat of the Duterte family held at their ancestral residence in Barangay Bangkal, Davao City.<\/p>\n

Under Proclamation 555, Duterte declared Christmas Day, December 25 as among the regular holidays for the year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Christmas Eve, December 24 is considered an additional, special, non-working day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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