August 20, 2012 A Non-Working Holiday

August 20, 2012 has been declared as a regular non-working holiday...

August 20, 2012 Declared As A Regular Non-Working

August 20, 2012 Is A Holiday

Is August 20, 2012 is a regular non-working holiday?

Answer: Yes!

Through Proclamation number 455 series of 2012, August 20, 2012 - Monday has been officially declared as a regular non-working holiday throughout the country - not just on ARMM as previously known.

What's with the August 20, 2012?

The upcoming holiday on Monday is the Feast of Ramadan or Eid’l Fitr as our Muslim brothers calls it.

In observance of the end of the Ramadan, all employees - government and private sectors need not to report to work, yet they will still be regularly compensated. Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that employees who will report to work will receive a double pay.

And to make everything official, below is the actual announcement from Malacanang.

Proclamation No. 455, s. 2012
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA



BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 455

DECLARING MONDAY, 20 AUGUST 2012, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No 9177 declared Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) as a regular holiday throughout the country;

WHEREAS, Eid’l Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim World for three (3) days after the end of the month of fasting;

WHEREAS, to promote cultural understanding and integration, the entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr; and

WHEREAS, in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Monday, 20 August 2012, as a regular holiday throughout the country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday. 20 August 2012, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).

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 13th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary

Happy holiday!