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Article: Resumption of the five-day government work week.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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AT the height of the oil price surges last April, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Administrative Order 117 that called for the implementation of a four-day work week to cut down the governments overhead expenses and also assist government workers in saving on their own daily expenses incurred during the five-day work week.
Over the month and a half of the implementation of the work scheme, the government reported that it has saved over 10 percent in its operating expenses. Government energy savings from the four-day work week were estimated at R130 to R140 million. There was also no marked decline in the quality of the governments service observed during ...