QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1336)
To declare Saturday, 23 April 2022, as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Bulacan, to give residents full opportunity to celebrate the Battle of Quingua with appropriate ceremonies.
In the Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Bulacan, Philippines.
Saturday, 23 April 2022.
The Battle of Quingua, fought on 23 April 1899 in Plaridel, Bulacan, involving Filipino forces under General Gregorio del Pilar.
Salvador C. Medialdea, as Executive Secretary, by authority of the President.
It states that the Executive Secretary signed “by authority of the President,” and the proclamation is issued under the President’s authority.
They provide the factual and legal rationale for the declaration—specifically, the local commemoration of the Battle of Quingua and the public need for allowing participation while respecting health measures.
They must be subject to public health measures of the national government.
That the declared date is treated as a day when work is generally not required in the covered locality, subject to applicable rules and exceptions under labor/public service regulations.
No. The proclamation declares the commemoration day as a special non-working day, aligning with the historical date of the Battle of Quingua (23 April 1899).
The text references a local schedule for celebration, but the actual special non-working declaration is for Saturday, 23 April 2022; students should note the proclamation’s operative date is what matters.
To justify the necessity of declaring a special non-working day so residents can attend ceremonies and related activities.
Even though the day is declared special and non-working, events must still comply with health measures imposed by the national government.
It formalizes the issuance and authentication of the proclamation through signature and the affixing of the Republic seal.
It indicates the proclamation is an act of the Executive, exercised through the President’s authorized representative (the Executive Secretary).
Recitals provide background; the operative clause is the binding legal declaration (i.e., the date and locality for the special non-working day).