Hot Season Govt. Office Hours EO No. 77

Executive Order No. 77 is issued pursuant to Section 564 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 1880.
Section 564, as amended by Republic Act No. 1880, reduces the period of labor in the government service during the hot season to five continuous hours.
Section 564, as amended by Republic Act No. 1880, leaves observance to the discretion of heads of departments, bureaus, and offices subject to the requirements of the service.
The Order fixes a specific hot-season schedule consistent with the five-hour labor reduction and administrative discretion framework.

The Order is meant to protect the health and welfare of government employees.
The Order aims to do so without impairing the interest of the public at large.
The Order is intended to support sound and efficient public service during the hot season.

The Order applies to offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government.
The Order applies to provincial, city, and municipal governments.
The Order applies to all corporations owned or controlled by the Government.
The Order applies during the hot season period from April 1 to June 15, 1964 (inclusive).
The Order excludes offices in the City of Baguio, covering national, provincial, or municipal offices.

During April 1 to June 15, 1964, covered government offices must operate from 7:30 o’clock in the morning to 12:30 o’clock in the afternoon.
The fixed schedule is required for the Government offices and entities within the Order’s coverage.
The schedule is structured to align with the hot-season labor reduction mandated by Section 564 as amended by Republic Act No. 1880.

The heads of departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government covered by the Order are enjoined to act in the interest of the service.
These heads must require at least one-half of their personnel to be on duty in the afternoon.
The afternoon duty requirement applies to heads of departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, including provincial and municipal governments and all corporations owned or controlled by the Government.