Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 1118)
Proclamation No. 1118 declares Monday, September 7, 2015, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Cavite to celebrate its 75th Charter Anniversary and 444th Foundation Year.
Declaring a special (non-working) day means that employees in the City of Cavite are generally entitled to a day off with pay, although work on this day may be compensated according to labor laws and company policies applicable in special non-working days.
The day commemorated the 75th Charter Anniversary and the 444th Foundation Year of the City of Cavite.
The Executive Secretary can declare special non-working days by authority granted by the President of the Philippines.
No, Proclamation No. 1118 declares the special non-working day only within the City of Cavite.
The purpose is to allow the people of the City of Cavite to fully participate in and celebrate significant local events with appropriate ceremonies.
A special non-working day generally entitles employees to 'no work, no pay' unless there is a favorable company policy or collective bargaining agreement, while regular holidays usually require payment of wages even if the employee does not work.
Yes, the declaration of special non-working days is an exercise of executive power vested in the President and delegated to the Executive Secretary.
The official document is Proclamation No. 1118, signed and sealed by the Executive Secretary under the authority of the President.