QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 540)
Proclamation No. 540 was issued by the Executive Secretary (Lucas P. Bersamin) by authority of the President, Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., as indicated in the text: “by authority of the President.”
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, is declared as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Pulilan, Province of Bulacan.
It applies only in the Municipality of Pulilan, Province of Bulacan.
To give the people of Pulilan full opportunity to participate in the celebration of the Kneeling Carabao Festival.
The Kneeling Carabao Festival.
It states that it is “fitting and proper” for the people of Pulilan to participate and enjoy the celebration.
It was signed by Lucas P. Bersamin as Executive Secretary, “by authority of the President.”
It means the act was done pursuant to delegated authority from the President; the proclamation is considered issued under presidential authority.
Key elements include: (1) WHEREAS clauses stating the occasion and rationale; and (2) the NOW THEREFORE clause declaring the specific date/day as special non-working day, plus the identification of place and signatory authority.
It generally means that, for that locality and date, work is suspended for non-essential operations, subject to applicable rules on government operations and exceptions for services required to run.
It shows the proclamation was issued in advance of the declared holiday date, allowing time for dissemination and compliance in the affected locality.
The concepts involve the exercise of executive authority to regulate holidays and public observances, balancing public interest in civic participation with continued functioning of essential services.
Only a specific municipality—Pulilan, Bulacan.
“Special (non-working) day” indicates a special holiday with suspension of work, and “in the Municipality of Pulilan” limits the scope geographically to that locality.
“do hereby declare Tuesday, 14 May 2024, as special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Pulilan, Province of Bulacan.”
It indicates formal execution of an official government instrument; the seal and signature signify authenticity and completion of the proclamation’s issuance.