PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 322

: The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 322 is to amend Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 291 and to regulate office hours for Muslim employees in the government during the month of Ramadan, as well as to include all Muslim holidays as recognized legal Philippine holidays.
: The recognized Muslim holidays are: (a) Eid-ul-Fitr (Hariraya Puasa), (b) Eid-ul-Adha (Hariraya Haj), (c) Mauledan-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad), (d) Lailatul Isra Wal Miraj (Ascension), (e) Muharram (Ashura), and (f) Amon Jaded (New Year).
: Muslim employees are to observe office hours from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. without any lunch or coffee breaks.
: No, the decree specifically applies to Muslim employees in the national government, government-owned or controlled corporations, provinces, cities, municipalities, and other instrumentalities.
: No, there shall be no diminution of salary or wages for Muslim employees observing the adjusted office hours during Ramadan.
: No, an employee who is not fasting is not entitled to the benefit of the adjusted office hours.
: Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the original decree have been renumbered to Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 respectively.
: It aims to recognize and enforce Philippine Muslim holidays in order to reinforce the unity of the Filipino people.