The United States Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day, a US federal holiday.
Regular embassy services will resume on Tuesday, May 29, the embassy said in a news release.
Memorial Day is an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May.
The holiday honors the men and women who have lost their lives while serving in the US military.
This holiday was originally known as Decoration Day.
It originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. - GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
