Declaring 11 May 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Palawan
Proclamation No. 937, issued on March 24, 2020, declares May 11, 2020, as a special non-working day in the Province of Palawan. This declaration is to facilitate public participation in a plebiscite regarding the ratification of Republic Act No. 11259, which pertains to the creation of new provinces within Palawan. The measure aims to ensure that residents can exercise their right to vote without work-related impediments. The proclamation is authorized by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 937
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 24, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 937
DECLARING MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections will conduct a plebiscite on 11 May 2020, Monday, in the Province of Palawan, for the ratification of Republic Act No. 11259 dated 05 April 2019, otherwise known as the "Charter of the Provinces of Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur"; and
WHEREAS, in order to give the people of the Palawan the opportunity to actively and fully participate in the plebiscite and to exercise their right to vote, it is but fitting and proper to declare 11 May 2020 a special (non-working) day;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Monday, 11 May 2020, a special (non-working) day in the Province of Palawan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 24th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Cite This Law
Declaring 11 May 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Palawan, Proclamation No. 937, Mar 24, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 11 May 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Palawan, Proclamation No. 937 (Phil. 2020)
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