MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 96

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 60 (s. 1992) which declared the last week of September of every year as Family Week and Proclamation No. 326 (s. 2012) which declared the fourth Monday of September of every year as "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day, work in government offices in the Executive branch shall be suspended on 22 September 2025 starting 1:00 p.m.

However, those agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness/response to disasters and calamities, and/or the performance of other vital services shall continue their operations and render the necessary services.

This Office also encourages all government workers in the Executive branch to fully support the programs and activities relative to the observance of Family Week, as organized by the National Committee on the Filipino Family.

The suspension of work in other branches of government, independent commissions or bodies, and private sector is also encouraged, so as to afford all Filipino families the full opportunity to celebrate the 33rd National Family Week.

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 19thday of September in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Five.

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 96