Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 55)
Proclamation No. 55 dated September 9, 2022, declares Friday, October 28, 2022, as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Dingle, Province of Iloilo.
The authority to declare a special (non-working) day is vested in the President of the Philippines, exercised through the Executive Secretary by the President's authority.
It commemorates the Cry of Lincud, which was the local revolutionaries' declaration of desire for independence from Spain on October 28, 1898.
October 28, 1898, marks the date when local revolutionaries in barrio Lincud, Iloilo, expressed their desire for independence from Spain, an event known as the Cry of Lincud.
Declaring a special (non-working) day means that employees are generally not required to work on that day and there may be specific labor guidelines and pay rules applicable under Philippine labor laws.
Yes, the observance is subject to the public health measures imposed by the national government.
The proclamation was signed in the City of Manila.
Victor D. Rodriguez signed the proclamation as the Executive Secretary.
The proclamation was made under the authority of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
This proclamation applies only to the Municipality of Dingle, Province of Iloilo.