Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2946)
The main purpose of Act No. 2946 is to declare the thirtieth of November of each year as a legal holiday in the Philippines.
The thirtieth of November is declared as a new legal holiday under Act No. 2946.
Act No. 2946 amends Section 29 of Act Numbered 2711 by including the thirtieth of November among the other legal holidays.
The legal holidays include: Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Sundays, the first of January, the twenty-second of February, the first of May, the thirtieth of May, the fourth of July, the thirteenth of August, the thirtieth of November, the thirtieth of December, and the day appointed by law for holding the general election.
The legal religious holidays mentioned are Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Sundays.
If a regular holiday of fixed date falls on a Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as a legal holiday.
Act No. 2946 was approved on February 16, 1921.
Yes, the day appointed by law for holding the general election is considered a legal holiday under this Act.
Legal holidays are days officially declared by law on which work is generally suspended, and certain benefits or pay rules apply for employees who work on those days.
Section 2 states that the Act shall take effect on its approval.