QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 120)
The proclamation is issued by the Executive Secretary, Lucas P. Bersamin, "by authority of the President" (Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.).
Lucas P. Bersamin signed as Executive Secretary, acting by authority of the President.
Monday, 09 January 2023.
The City of Manila.
The Feast of the Black Nazarene to be celebrated in the City of Manila on 09 January 2023.
They state that it is fitting and proper to give the people of Manila full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
Jan. 9, 2023 is declared a special (non-working) day specifically in the City of Manila, meaning work is generally treated as non-working for that date.
It is limited to the City of Manila, as stated in the declaration clause: “a special (non-working) day in the City of Manila.”
It was issued on January 06, 2023, stated as: "[ PROCLAMATION NO. 120, January 06, 2023 ]."
It states that the Executive Secretary set his hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
It signals that the document was formally executed—setting the signer’s hand and affixing the national seal—before the date and place of completion.
The Executive Secretary signed by authority of the President; the President is named as the authority but did not personally sign in the text provided.
Numbering identifies the specific official act; publication in the Official Gazette is the formal step used to make the proclamation publicly available and evidences its issuance as an official government measure.
The proclamation declares the day as special (non-working) in Manila; thus, for employees in the coverage area (Manila) and affected by regular work arrangements, it is treated as non-working on that date, subject to applicable labor and operational rules.