US Embassy in Manila open on Oct. 6, visa appointments to proceed

Published October 3, 2014 4:13pm

Filipinos with visa appointments at the United States Embassy scheduled for Monday, October 6, will still have to show up.

The embassy, in a post on its Twitter account, said it will be open on Oct. 6 even if it is a holiday in the Philippines.

U.S. Embassy Manila will be open on Monday, October 6. Visa appointments for that day will proceed as scheduled.

— U.S. Embassy Manila (@usembassymanila) October 3, 2014

Oct. 6 is a regular holiday in the Philippines for Eid al-Adha, one of the greatest feasts of Islam. It commemorates the sacrifice made by Abraham. —Joel Locsin/KBK, GMA News

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