Metro Manila, October 11 ------ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Oct. 30, 2023 (Monday) as a special non-working day to allow Filipinos to vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the Presidential Communications Office announced on Wednesday.
It said Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed the Proclamation No. 359 for Marcos. “It is imperative that the people be given the full opportunity to participate in the said elections and exercise their right of suffrage,” the PCO quoted the president as saying.
The Department of Labor and Employment has mandated that for work done during a special non-working holiday, the employee shall be paid an additional 30% of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(basic wage x 130%) + Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)]. For work done in excess of eight hours or overtime work, they shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on the said day.
Voters will elect new officials of 42,027 barangays across 82 provinces nationwide. The casting and counting of votes will be done manually. The last time such polls were held was in 2018.
Source: cnnphilippines.com
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