Holiday on Monday, August 25, 2008

By Kiko on August 19, 2008 at 8:25 am

Students and working Filipinos who need or want an extra break are going to love this: no school and/or work on Monday, August 25, 2008. Announced as a non-working holiday for the entire nation (National Heroes Day), the whole Philippines, including Pandacan, Manila, gets its second consecutive long weekend since August 18 was also a holiday.

The Arroyo administration has issued an R.A. (Republic Act) that moves holiday to the nearest Monday. National Heroes Day (which falls on the last Sunday of August) is then moved to August 25.

There are two schools in Pandacan: Jacinto Zamora Elementary School (JZES) on Quirino Avenue and Bagong Baranggay Elementary School on Zamora Street. Both will be closed in honor of the holiday. My cousin who studies at JZES confirmed that there will be no classes there, and my friend whose daughter goes to Baranggay Elementary will not waste time waking up early.

Being a holiday, you can expect one thing on Monday: better traffic along Quirino Avenue! :D

Kiko

Founding publisher of Pandacan1011.com / MyPandacan.com. Born and raised in Pandacan.

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Anonymous
September 21, 2008 at 10:24 pm | Reply

hi! im going to take my LET exam in that school (j zamora elem. school) i was wondering if you happen to know how to go there from let’s say manila city hall? or sm manila? perhaps around that area :) or if there are any landmarks near the school.
thanks! hope to hear from you!

Kiko
September 22, 2008 at 1:27 am | Reply

[quote comment="Anonymous"]hi! im going to take my LET exam in that school (j zamora elem. school) i was wondering if you happen to know how to go there from let’s say manila city hall? or sm manila? perhaps around that area :) or if there are any landmarks near the school. thanks! hope to hear from you![/quote]

From City Hall/SM Manila:

1. via Jeep

Walk to TAFT Avenue, but make sure you are on the side that goes to Baclaran.
Take any jeep (V.CRuz, Baclaran,etc)… get off at Escoda/PGH or Pedro Gil station. Fare is only P8.50 and it will take not more than 10minutes of travel if the traffic is moderate.
There’s a Pandacan Jeep terminal on Escoda street, take that. Fare is only P8.50. It will take 10-15 minutes to get to P.Zamora Elem. School.
LANDMARKS in order: Along West Zamora Street (or simply Zamora) we have Penafrancia Plaza (left side); Big Bakery on the right in front of the plaza; a polluted creek, Mercury Drug + BPI Bank and other local business when you reach the end of Zamora street corner Pres. Quirino Avenue. Jeep will turn left, get off when you see the overpass (there’s a traffic light), after Obesis Street and Paradise street. Last landmark will be the YGIEA building, which is in front of J.Zamora school. (Landmarks you shouldn’t see: Sto. Nino Church, 7-11.. lagpas ka na non)

2. via Taxi

Ask Taxi Driver to take the Pres. Quirino Avenue route.
Route should be just straight, simply along Pres. Quirino.
LANDMARKS. Depending on where you’re coming from, you should see the following in order: Pedro Gil (riles), Plaza Dilao (left), short bridge (creek).
IMPORTANT! After the short bridge, you will see a flyover ahead (Zamora Brige or bagong tulay as they call it) going to Sta. Mesa. You have to go left (still along Quirino Ave) going to Nagtahan.
LANDMARK – You will see the Iglesia ni Cristo Church on the left. Traffic light after that (jeeps from TAFT come from left), get past that traffic light and you will see the overpass (traffic light). YGIEA is on the left. Get off by the overpass, Zamora school is on the right.

Hope this helps.

My Pandacan 1011 | Manila, Philippines

Holiday on Monday, August 25, 2008

Kiko

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