Declaring December 26, 1983 and January 2, 1984 as Special Non-Working Public Holidays
Proclamation No. 2327, issued on December 23, 1983, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, declares December 26, 1983, and January 2, 1984, as special non-working public holidays. This decision arises from the fact that Christmas Day and New Year's Day both fall on a Sunday, and in accordance with LOI No. 1087, a proclamation is required to observe the following Monday as a holiday. The proclamation aims to allow people to fully celebrate the Christmas holidays with their families, particularly those traveling to the provinces. The declaration emphasizes the importance of public service while granting this time off.
December 23, 1983
PROCLAMATION NO. 2327
DECLARING MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1983 AND MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1984, AS SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WHEREAS, CHRISTMAS DAY and NEW YEAR'S DAY both fall on a Sunday;
WHEREAS, LOI No. 1087 provides, among other things, that when a legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall not be a holiday, unless a proclamation is issued declaring it a special public holiday;
WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to observe the Christmas holidays which invariably requires them to travel to the provinces to join their respective families, it is necessary to declare December 26, 1983 and January 2, 1984, as special non-working public holidays without detriment to public service;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare December 26, 1983 and January 2, 1984, as special non-working public holidays.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. cd i
DONE in the City of Baguio, this 23rd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.