QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 299)
Proclamation No. 299 declares Tuesday, 05 September 2017 as a special (non-working) day in the City of General Santos. Its effect is to authorize/require the observance of that day as a non-working day for the locality covered by the proclamation.
It declared Tuesday, 05 September 2017 as a special (non-working) day in the City of General Santos.
The proclamation cited the City of General Santos’ Inauguration Day and the 19th Tuna Festival.
It applies specifically to the City of General Santos, as stated in the title and the dispositive portion.
It was signed on September 04, 2017, and the declared special day was observed on September 05, 2017.
It means a day designated for special observance that is generally treated as a day when work is not required, within the scope and coverage stated by the issuance.
It states that it is fitting and proper to give the people full opportunity to celebrate and participate through appropriate ceremonies related to the City’s inauguration and the Tuna Festival.
The Executive Secretary signed the proclamation, acting by authority of the President, as indicated in the text.
It reflects formal execution—setting the hand and causing the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed—indicating official character and proper promulgation.
They provide the factual and policy basis or reasons for the action, while the “NOW, THEREFORE” clause contains the operative/commanding provisions.
The dispositive part is the “NOW, THEREFORE” clause, which declares that Tuesday, 05 September 2017 is a special (non-working) day in the City of General Santos.
It indicates the publication location in the Official Gazette (volume/issue/page) and the publication date, which helps identify and verify the text of the proclamation.
It should be understood as designating that date as non-working for the locality; however, actual effects on employees’ pay/attendance and possible exceptions depend on labor rules and specific circumstances not detailed in the proclamation.
It is localized. The proclamation expressly declares it as a special non-working day “in the City of General Santos.”