Metro Manila LGUs Adopt 4-Day Workweek to Conserve Energy

Asia feels the pain of Iran energy shock

Asian nations are feeling the crunch of the Iran war’s energy shock.Government employees in the Philippines are working four days a week to reduce energy usage in the face of rising oil prices, while South Korea and Thailand said they will cap fuel prices.Bangladesh shuttered universities starting Monday to conserve energy.The region is especially vulnerable because it receives much of the oil that typically passes through the Strait of Hormuz, …

Manila,Makati enforce 4-day workweek

As part of national energy-saving efforts, the local governments of Manila and Makati as well as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have implemented a four-day workweek. Manila city hall employees and MMDA personnel yesterday started working from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Workdays are shortened from Monday to Thursday.

Metro Manila LGUs adopt 4-day workweek to conserve energy

MANILA, Philippines — Several local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have started implementing four-day workweeks as part of energy-saving measures to curtail the effects of increasing fuel prices caused by escalating military conflict in the Middle East. This comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a four-day workweek beginning March 9 for executive branch offices to reduce fuel consumption and the release of Memorandum Circ…

Mayor Isko orders four-day workweek at Manila LGU amid Middle East conflict

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Manila adopts four-day workweek as fuel prices rise

The Manila City government will implement a four-day workweek in response to rising fuel prices amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Manila City Hall adopts 4-day workweek

MANILA, Philippines—Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Monday signed Executive Order (EO) 8, mandating a 4-day work week for city hall employees. In his Facebook live address, Moreno...