WHEREAS,
Presidential Decree No. 291 dated September 12, 1973, was issued in
order to implement the national policy of recognizing and enforcing
Philippine Muslim holidays to reinforce the unity of the Filipino
people;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to attain the objectives of national policy, it is necessary
to include all Muslim holidays and regulate office hours of Muslim
employees in the government during the month of Ramadan; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Commander-in-Chief of all the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972 and General Order No. 1, dated September 22,
1972, as amended, do hereby order and decree that:cralaw:red
1. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 291 is hereby
amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 2. The following are hereby recognized as legal
Philippine holidays, namely:cralaw:red
a) Eid-ul-Fitr (Hariraya Puasa) — which falls on the
1st day of the 10th Lunar month of Shawwal commemorating the end of the
fasting season;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) Eid-ul-Adha (Hariraya Haj) — which falls on the
10th day of the 12th Lunar month of Dul Hajj;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c) Mauledan-Nabi — Birthday of Prophet Mohammad
(P.B.U.H.) which falls on the 12th day of the 3rd Lunar month of
Rabbiol-Awwal;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d) Lailatul Isra Wal Miraj — (Ascension) which falls
on the 27th day of 8th Lunar month of Rajjab;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e) Muharram (Ashura) — which falls on the 10th Lunar
month of Muharram; and
f) Amon Jaded (New Year) — which falls on the 1st day
of the 1st Lunar month of Muharram. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. A new section which shall be made as Section 3 is
hereby included to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 3.
a) During the fasting season on the month of Ramadan,
all Muslim employees in the national government, government-owned or
controlled corporations, provinces, cities, municipalities and other
instrumentalities shall observe officer hours from seven- thirty in the
morning (7:30 a.m.) to three-thirty in the afternoon (3:30 p.m.)
without lunch break or coffee, breaks, and that there shall be no
diminution of salary or wages, provided, that the employee who is not
fasting is not entitled to the benefit of this provision.
b) Regulations for the implementation of this section
shall be issued together with the implementing directives on Muslim
holidays.
3. Section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 is hereby amended and
numbered as follows:cralaw:red
"Section 3 is changed to Section 4;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4 is changed to Section 5;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5 is changed to Section 6;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 6 is changed to Section 7;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 7 is changed to Section 8; and
Section 8 is changed to Section 9." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 26th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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