Legal basis and issuing authority
- Proclamation No. 1003 is issued by the Executive Secretary with authority from the President.
- The proclamation’s operative authority is exercised through the declared declaration of a special (non-working) day for a specified locality.
Purpose and policy statement
- Proclamation No. 1003 recognizes the 53rd Inauguration Day and the 22nd Tuna Festival in the City of General Santos on 05 September 2020.
- Proclamation No. 1003 provides full opportunity for participation in the celebration through appropriate ceremonies.
- Proclamation No. 1003 conditions observance on community quarantine, social distancing, and other public health measures.
Scope of coverage
- Proclamation No. 1003 covers the locality of the City of General Santos, South Cotabato.
- Proclamation No. 1003 applies to Saturday, 05 September 2020.
- Proclamation No. 1003 declares that day as a special (non-working) day for the affected locality.
Operative declaration
- Proclamation No. 1003 declares that Saturday, 05 September 2020 is a special (non-working) day in the City of General Santos, Province of South Cotabato.
- Proclamation No. 1003 directs the observance of the declared non-working day for the purpose of enabling local celebration of the specified events.
Implementation, compliance, and consequences
- Proclamation No. 1003 frames the conduct of celebrations as subject to community quarantine, social distancing, and other public health measures.
- Proclamation No. 1003 does not set out filing requirements, approvals, hearings, or administrative procedures.
Signature and formalities
- Proclamation No. 1003 is signed in the City of Manila on August 25, 2020.
- Proclamation No. 1003 bears the signature of SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, By authority of the President.
- Proclamation No. 1003 states that the Republic’s seal is affixed in witness of the proclamation.