MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued proclamations declaring special non-working days in seven towns in the country.
The holiday declaration was contained in Proclamations 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, and 686 signed by Marcos on Wednesday and made public on Friday.
Under Proclamation 680, Marcos declared a special non-working day in Dingras, Ilocos Norte on Sept. 20, 2024, in honor of Josefa Llanes-Escoda, a World War II heroine and the founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.
Llanes-Escoda was born in Dingras on Sept. 20, 1898.
Marcos said it is fitting and proper for the people of Dingras municipality to “be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration.”
He also issued Proclamation 681, declaring Sept. 21, 2024 as a special non-working day in San Mateo, Rizal to give its residents the full opportunity to participate in and enjoy the celebration of the town's 452nd founding anniversary.
A similar declaration was made for Mountain Province through Proclamation 682, making Oct. 4, 2024 a special non-working day to mark the celebration of the Provincial Indigenous People’s Day.
According to Proclamation 683, it will also be a special non-working day on Oct. 7, 2024 in Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, in celebration of the 33rd Araw ng Guipos.
Marcos also declared Oct. 23, 2024 a special non-working day in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur through the issuance of Proclamation 684 to celebrate the Aldaw Ti Wayawaya-lli A Narvacan.
Proclamation 685 was also issued for Pili, Camarines Sur, as it marks the celebration of the Cimarrones Festival on Oct. 24, 2024.
Oct. 25, 2024 was also declared as a special non-working day in Lemery, Batangas, through Proclamation 686, as the town will mark its founding anniversary. (PNA)
