QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 344)
It makes 17 November 2023 a special non-working day within the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Surigao del Sur, meaning work in offices covered by the proclamation is generally suspended for that day to allow participation in the Founding Anniversary activities.
Friday, 17 November 2023.
The celebration of the Municipality of Carmen’s Founding Anniversary on 17 November 2023.
It applies only to the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Surigao del Sur.
No. The proclamation expressly limits the declaration to the Municipality of Carmen, Surigao del Sur, not the entire country.
It refers to a locally or specifically declared day when government work (and, depending on applicable rules, private work arrangements) is generally not required, to allow observance of a special occasion, without necessarily being treated as a regular holiday nationwide.
This is a common recitation of policy purpose: to justify the issuance of the declaration by linking it to public interest and community participation in the municipal anniversary celebration.
They provide factual and policy premises supporting the declaration—i.e., the municipality will celebrate its founding anniversary and it is proper to allow public participation—serving as justification for the presidential action.
The declaration that Friday, 17 November 2023 is a special (non-working) day in Carmen, Surigao del Sur.
They certify formal execution of the proclamation—showing the signing authority, location (City of Manila), date of issuance (15 September 2023), and affixing of the official seal.
The proclamation was signed/done on 15 September 2023, while the special non-working day it declares is 17 November 2023.
Lucas P. Bersamin is the Executive Secretary who signed the proclamation; the signature signifies issuance by the President’s authority as stated in the proclamation.
You would treat 17 November 2023 as a special non-working day within Carmen due to the proclamation. However, whether an employee must or may work can still depend on existing labor rules and the nature of employment/agency advisories for that special day.
Advise that clients should assume 17 November 2023 is non-working in Carmen for purposes of public observance, and they should verify whether their employer or agency has issued implementing instructions or exemptions consistent with applicable rules.