MANILA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government on Friday said it is considering to reduce weekly working days to only four for government workers in a bid to save fuel and electricity.

    Congressmen Marcelino Teodoro and Victoria Sy-Alvarado said the four-day work week could result in big savings in power and fuel costs for government offices once it is implemented, according to the on-line edition of Philippine Daily Inquirer.

    Teodoro said the proposal does not cover city and municipal halls that carry out daily transactions.

    Teodoro also proposed earlier opening and closing times for government and business to save energy.

    But Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said that the four-day work week proposal "needs careful study" to ensure that it will not negatively affect the economy, the paper said.