QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 238)
It declares June 19, 2017 as a special non-working day specifically for the Municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte, so government offices and affected establishments in that locality generally observe it as a non-working holiday for the purpose of Araw ng Carmen celebrations.
June 18, 2017 fell on a Sunday, so June 19, 2017 (Monday) was chosen to enable residents to participate in the Araw ng Carmen celebrations.
The event is Araw ng Carmen (Municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte), and it is associated with Monday, June 19, 2017 as the proclaimed non-working day.
The Sangguniang Bayan of Carmen, Davao del Norte requested that June 19, 2017 be declared a special non-working day instead of June 18, 2017.
It states the Municipality of Carmen was created under Republic Act No. 4745 dated 18 June 1966.
It is limited in scope: it applies specifically to the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Davao del Norte.
It provides the policy rationale for the declaration—public opportunity to participate in local ceremonies—supporting the exercise of authority to declare special days.
It declares Monday, June 19, 2017 as the special (non-working) day.
It was signed on 16 June 2017 in the City of Manila.
It indicates compliance with formal requirements for presidential proclamations/orders, including signature and affixation of the Republic’s seal.
It initiated the request by asking that June 19, 2017 be declared a special non-working day for the Araw ng Carmen celebrations.
It establishes the legal existence and status of the locality whose local celebration prompted the special non-working day declaration.
The proclamation indicates the request was to declare June 19 instead of June 18 because June 18 was a Sunday; therefore, the alternative would have been declaring June 18 as the special non-working day if it were not Sunday.
It addresses ensuring public participation and administrative scheduling for observances by granting a non-working day so that people can attend local ceremonies.