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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

A. Regular Holidays

New Year's Day

January 1

Maundy Thursday

Movable Date

Good Friday

Movable Date

Eidul Fitr

Movable Date

Eidul Adha

Movable

Date

(as

added

by

Republic

Act

No.

9849,

[December 11, 2009])

Araw ng Kagitingan

(Bataan and

Corregidor Day)

Monday nearest April 9

Labor Day

Monday nearest May 1

Independence Day

Monday nearest June 12

National Heroes Day

Last Monday of August

Bonifacio Day

Monday nearest November 30

Christmas Day

December 25

Rizal Day

Monday nearest December 30

B. Nationwide Special Holidays

Founding Anniversary

of Iglesia ni Cristo

July 27 (as added by Republic

Act No. 9645, [June 12, 2009])

Ninoy Aquino Day

Monday nearest August 21

All Saints Day

November 1

Last Day of the Year

December 31

C. In the event the holiday falls on a Wednesday, the

holiday will be observed on the Monday of that week. If

the

holiday

falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be

observed on the Monday that follows.

Provided , That for movable holidays, the President

shall issue a proclamation, at least six months prior to the

holiday

concerned,

the

specific

date

that

shall

be

declared as a non-working day:

Provided,

however ,

That

Eidul

Adha

shall

be

celebrated as a regional holiday in the Autonomous

Region in Muslim Mindanao.

(as amended by Republic Act No. 9177, [November

13, 2002], and Republic Act No. 9492, [July 24, 2007])

(2) The terms "legal or regular holiday" and "special

holiday", as used in laws, orders, rules and regulations or

other issuances shall be referred to as "regular holiday"

and "special day", respectively.

SECTION 27. Local Special Days . — The President may

proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group

or place.

SECTION 28. Pretermission of Holiday . — Where the

day, or the last day, for doing any act required or

permitted by law falls on a regular holiday or special day,

the act may be done on the next succeeding business

day.

CHAPTER 8 Legal Weights, Measures and Period

SECTION 29. Official Use of Metric System . — The

metric system of weights and measures shall be used in

the

Philippines

for

all

products,

articles,

goods,

commodities, materials, merchandise, utilities, services, as

well

as

for

commercial

transactions

like

contracts,

agreements, deeds and other legal instruments publicly

and officially attested, and for all official documents. Only

weights and measures of the metric system shall be

officially sealed and licensed.

SECTION 30. Mandatory Nation-wide Use . — The

metric system shall be fully adopted in all agricultural,

commercial,

industrial,

scientific

and

other

sectors.

Persons or entities allowed under existing laws to use the

English system or other standards and weights are given

until the date to be fixed by the Metric System Board to

adopt the metric system.

SECTION

31.

Legal

Periods .

—

"Year"

shall

be

understood to be twelve calendar months; "month" of

thirty days, unless it refers to a specific calendar month in

which case it shall be computed according to the number

of days the specific month contains; "day," to a day of

twenty-four hours; and "night," from sunset to sunrise.

CHAPTER 9 General Principles Governing Public Officers

SECTION 32. Nature of Public Office . — Public office is

a public trust. Public officers and employees must at all

times be accountable to the people, serve them with the

utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency, act

with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.

SECTION 33. Policy on Change of Citizenship . —

Public officers and employees owe the State and the

Constitution allegiance at all times, and any public officer

or employee who seeks to change his citizenship or

acquire the status of an immigrant of another country

during his tenure shall be dealt with by law.

SECTION 34. Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and

Net Worth . — A public officer or employee shall, upon

assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be

required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his

assets, liabilities, and net worth.

SECTION 35. Ethics in Government . — All public

officers and employees shall be bound by a Code of

Ethics

to

be

promulgated

by

the

Civil

Service

Commission.

SECTION 36. Inhibition Against Purchase of Property

at Tax Sale . — No officer or employee of the government

shall purchase directly or indirectly any property sold by

the government for the non-payment of any tax, fee or

other public charge. Any such purchase by an officer or

employee shall be void.

SECTION

37.

Powers

Incidental

to

Taking

of

Testimony .

— When authority to take testimony or

receive evidence is conferred upon any administrative

officer or any non-judicial person, committee, or other

body,

such

authority

shall

include

the

power

to

administer oaths, summon witnesses, and require the

production of documents by a subpoena duces tecum .

SECTION 38. Liability of Superior Officers . — (1) A

public officer shall not be civilly liable for acts done in the

performance of his official duties, unless there is a clear

showing of bad faith, malice or gross negligence.

(2) Any public officer who, without just cause, neglects

to perform a duty within a period fixed by law or

regulation, or within a reasonable period if none is fixed,

shall be liable for damages to the private party concerned

without prejudice to such other liability as may be

prescribed by law.

(3) A head of a department or a superior officer shall

not be civilly liable for the wrongful acts, omissions of

duty, negligence, or misfeasance of his subordinates,

unless he has actually authorized by written order the

specific act or misconduct complained of.

SECTION 39. Liability of Subordinate Officers . — No

subordinate officer or employee shall be civilly liable for

acts done by him in good faith in the performance of his

duties. However, he shall be liable for willful or negligent

acts done by him which are contrary to law, morals, public

policy and good customs even if he acted under orders or

instructions of his superiors.

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