Special non-working day in Bayawan City

As a special (non-working) day for Bayawan City, 16 February 2024 is generally treated as a holiday for workers covered by applicable rules; employees typically are not required to work unless their work is expressly allowed/required under holiday work arrangements.

Because 18 February 2024 falls on a Sunday; the proclamation declares 16 February 2024 in lieu of 18 February 2024 so residents can fully participate in the Tawo-Tawo Festival.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) of Bayawan City requested that 16 February 2024 be declared a special non-working day in lieu of 18 February 2024.

To enable the people of Bayawan City to fully participate in the celebration of the Tawo-Tawo Festival on 18 February 2024.

Friday, 16 February 2024.

The City of Bayawan, Province of Negros Oriental.

When a locality’s festival/event would be better observed by the public and the local sanggunian requests a schedule change (e.g., to avoid conflict with a non-working day like Sunday), enabling broader participation.

Yes. The Tawo-Tawo Festival is marked for 18 February 2024; since it is a Sunday, the proclamation shifts the special non-working day to 16 February 2024.

They provide the factual and policy basis for the declaration (festival date, need for public participation, local request, and reason for choosing an alternate day). They help interpret the scope and intent of the proclamation.

It is dated January 04, 2024 and “done in the City of Manila.”

The Executive Secretary signs the proclamation “by authority of the President,” meaning the proclamation is an act of the President’s authority though signed by the Executive Secretary.

The text expressly limits coverage to “the City of Bayawan,” so it should not automatically extend to other municipalities/cities in Negros Oriental unless separately declared.

Employers generally need to treat 16 February 2024 as a non-working day for Bayawan City, subject to the lawful rules on work on holidays (e.g., if operations are required due to the nature of work, compensable arrangements typically apply).

It shows that local government initiatives (through a sanggunian request) can prompt the national executive to issue a proclamation declaring a local special non-working day, thereby affecting labor observance within the specified locality.