Declaring 14 May 2018 as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the Country
Proclamation No. 479, issued on May 2, 2018, declares May 14, 2018, as a special (non-working) day throughout the Philippines. This decision aligns with Republic Act No. 10952, which postponed the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections originally scheduled for October 23, 2017, to the second Monday of May 2018. The declaration aims to facilitate the citizens' exercise of their right to vote during the elections. The proclamation was signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 479
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 2, 2018
PROCLAMATION NO. 479
DECLARING MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 10952 provides for the postponement of the 23 October 2017 synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and the rescheduling of the said elections to the second Monday of May 2018 or 14 May 2018; and
WHEREAS, Monday, 14 May 2018 should be declared a special (non-working) day to enable the people to fully exercise their right of suffrage.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby declare Monday, 14 May 2018, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.
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, this 2nd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eighteen. AIDSTE
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 20, p. 3569 on May 14, 2018.
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Declaring 14 May 2018 as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the Country, Proclamation No. 479, May 2, 2018 (Philippines)
Declaring 14 May 2018 as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the Country, Proclamation No. 479 (Phil. 2018)
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