PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. will lead simultaneous flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies today to commemorate the 159th birth anniversary of Filipino hero and Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio.
The President, leading his first Bonifacio Day celebration, will attend the ceremonies at the Andres Bonifacio National Monument in Caloocan City.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) said simultaneous flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies will also be held at the Andres Bonifacio Monument in Tutuban in Manila; Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine in San Juan City; Andres Bonifacio Monument at Balintawak Cloverleaf in Quezon City; Andres Bonifacio Monument at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City; and the NHCP Museo ng Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio in Maragondon, Cavite.
The NHCP encouraged the public to participate in the ceremonies which has the theme “Bonifacio 2022: Kabayanihan at Pagtindig sa Makabagong Panahon.” It also urged the public to use the hashtag #Bonifacio2022 when they upload social media posts celebrating Bonifacio Day.
Local government units, schools, and other institutions have organized commemorative rites in their own communities while the NHCP and its partners organized webinars, lectures, exhibits, and other activities.
The expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program or number coding scheme will be suspended today, Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
November 30 or Bonifacio Day is a regular holiday in the country.
“The implementation of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program is suspended from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,” MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said.
“All vehicles with plate numbers ending in 5 and 6 are allowed to ply major thoroughfares in Metro Manila during the said coding hours,” Artes added.
The Department of Labor and Employment reminded private employers to follow the pay rules for today’s Bonifacio Day.
“We remind employers in the private sector to comply with their legal obligation in providing proper wages to their workers for the declared holiday,” said Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.
Under Labor Advisory No. 21 – 2022, if the employee did not work, he/she shall still be paid 100 percent of his/her wage for that day.
For work done during the regular holiday, the employee shall be paid 200 percent of his/her wage for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate for overtime work. — With Ashzel Hachero and Gerard Naval
