Jesse Robredo Day not a non-working holiday in Naga City

Jesse Robredo Day, observed on August 18, is not a special non-working day in Naga City this year, a deviation from previous years.

August 18 marks the anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the life of Jesse Robredo, then Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.

Republic Act 10669, signed in 2016, declared August 18 as 'Jesse Robredo Day,' a special working holiday.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion's request to make it a non-working day in 2023.

Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs Anna Liza Logan stated that the existing law provides for a special working day.

The law aims to educate Filipino students about Robredo's legacy of good governance and leadership, with the Department of Education tasked to plan related activities.