MANILA, Philippines – (Updated June 10) Malacañang Palace has declared June 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2018 as special non-working holiday in selected areas for the celebration of important events - founding anniversary and local festival.
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Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea and Acting Executive Sec. Michael P. Ong, through the authority of President Rodrigo Duterte signed proclamations Nos. 494, 496, 500-508 declaring special non-working day in Alegria, Surigao del Norte; Carmen, Davao del Norte; Angeles City, Pampanga; Sagay City, Negros Occidental; Rizal province; General Santos City; Ifugao; Rosario, Agusan del Sur; Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Laguna and Lipa City, Batangas.
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Proclamation No. 496: Special non-working day in the Municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte on Monday, June 18, 2018 for the celebration of its Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 500: Special non-working day in Angeles City, Pampanga on Friday, June 15, 2018 in remembrance of the ruinous volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
Proclamation No. 501: Special non-working day in the City of Sagay, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 11 for the celebration of its 22nd Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 502: Special non-working holiday in the province of Rizal on Monday, June 11 for the celebration of its 117th Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 503: Special non-working holiday in General Santos City on Friday, June 15, 2018 for its 50th Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 504: Special non-working day in the province of Ifugao on Monday, June 18 for the celebration of its Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 505: Special non-working holiday in Rosario, Agusan del Sur on Thursday, June 21 for the celebration of the Yagi-Yagi Festival of Native Cultural Heritage.
Proclamation No. 506: Special holiday in the City of Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, June 19 for the celebration of its Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 507: Special non-working holiday in the province of Laguna on Tuesday, June 19 for the celebration of 157th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, national hero of the Philippines.
Proclamation No. 508: Special non-working day in Lipa City, Batangas on Wednesday, June 20 for its 71st Founding Anniversary.
Malacañang Palace said that it is proper that the people on the said areas be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
As defined in the Administrative Code of 1987, Book III, Chapter 2, Section 4, Proclamations are "acts of the President fixing a date or declaring a status or condition of public moment or interest, upon the existence of which the operation of a specific law or regulation is made to depend, shall be promulgated in proclamations which shall have the force of an executive order."
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Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea and Acting Executive Sec. Michael P. Ong, through the authority of President Rodrigo Duterte signed proclamations Nos. 494, 496, 500-508 declaring special non-working day in Alegria, Surigao del Norte; Carmen, Davao del Norte; Angeles City, Pampanga; Sagay City, Negros Occidental; Rizal province; General Santos City; Ifugao; Rosario, Agusan del Sur; Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Laguna and Lipa City, Batangas.
NOTE: Duterte signed Proclamation No. 269, which declared June 12, 2018 (Tuesday) a regular national holiday for Independence Day. Proclamation No. 514 for the observance of Eid’l Fitr, on June 15, 2018 (Friday), was signed by the president on Wednesday, June 6.
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Proclamation No. 494: Special non-working day in the Municipality of Alegria, Surigao del Norte on Friday, June 15, 2018 for the celebration of 50th Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 496: Special non-working day in the Municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte on Monday, June 18, 2018 for the celebration of its Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 500: Special non-working day in Angeles City, Pampanga on Friday, June 15, 2018 in remembrance of the ruinous volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
Proclamation No. 501: Special non-working day in the City of Sagay, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 11 for the celebration of its 22nd Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 502: Special non-working holiday in the province of Rizal on Monday, June 11 for the celebration of its 117th Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 503: Special non-working holiday in General Santos City on Friday, June 15, 2018 for its 50th Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 504: Special non-working day in the province of Ifugao on Monday, June 18 for the celebration of its Founding Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 505: Special non-working holiday in Rosario, Agusan del Sur on Thursday, June 21 for the celebration of the Yagi-Yagi Festival of Native Cultural Heritage.
Proclamation No. 506: Special holiday in the City of Laoag, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, June 19 for the celebration of its Charter Anniversary.
Proclamation No. 507: Special non-working holiday in the province of Laguna on Tuesday, June 19 for the celebration of 157th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, national hero of the Philippines.
Proclamation No. 508: Special non-working day in Lipa City, Batangas on Wednesday, June 20 for its 71st Founding Anniversary.
| Special Holiday | Area | Celebration |
|---|---|---|
| June 11 (Monday) | Sagay, Negros Occidental | 22nd Charter Anniversary |
| June 11 (Monday) | Rizal province | 117th Founding Anniversary |
| June 15 (Friday) | Municipality of Alegria, Surigao del Norte | 50th Founding Anniversary |
| June 15 (Friday) | Angeles City, Pampanga | Remembrance of Mt. Pinatubo eruption |
| June 15 (Friday) | General Santos City | 50th Charter Anniversary |
| June 18 (Monday) | Municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte | Founding Anniversary |
| June 18 (Monday) | Ifugao | Founding Anniversary |
| June 19 (Tuesday) | Laoag, Ilocos Norte | Charter Anniversary |
| June 19 (Tuesday) | Laguna Province | 157th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal |
| June 20 (Wednesday) | Lipa City, Batangas | 71st Founding Anniversary |
| June 21 (Thursday) | Rosario, Agusan del Sur | Yagi-Yagi Festival of Native Cultural Heritage |
Malacañang Palace said that it is proper that the people on the said areas be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
As defined in the Administrative Code of 1987, Book III, Chapter 2, Section 4, Proclamations are "acts of the President fixing a date or declaring a status or condition of public moment or interest, upon the existence of which the operation of a specific law or regulation is made to depend, shall be promulgated in proclamations which shall have the force of an executive order."
— The Summit Express
