"The embassy will resume its services on Tuesday, January 20," the embassy said.
Malacanang has declared January 15, 16 and 19 as special non-working holidays in the National Capital Region due to Pope Francis' visit.
Pope Francis will arrive in Manila from Sri Lanka late Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), who is remembered in the United States on the third Monday of January each year, is perhaps best known as America’s chief spokesman for non-violent activism as a result of his leadership role in the US civil rights movement.
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a legislation making King’s birthday a federal holiday.
In 1994, the US Congress designated the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a national day of service, calling on Americans from every walk of life to volunteer their time and effort on that day to help realize King’s vision of a “beloved community."
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