Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 903)
Proclamation No. 903 declares Monday, 17 February 2020, as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal, in celebration of the Araw ng Pasasalamat: HAMAKA Festival.
Proclamation No. 903 was signed on February 10, 2020.
Declaring a special (non-working) day gives people the opportunity to observe and participate in important celebrations or events through appropriate ceremonies without the obligation to work on that day.
The Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal is the locality affected by Proclamation No. 903.
The festival being celebrated is the Araw ng Pasasalamat: HAMAKA Festival.
No, Proclamation No. 903 only applies to the Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal.
A 'special (non-working) day' is a day when government and private employees in the specified locality may not be obliged to work, allowing them to celebrate or participate in the event being observed.
The proclamation states it is fitting and proper that the people be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, thereby encouraging but not mandating participation.