August 8 & 11, 2008 as Special (Non-Working) Days in ARMM, Cotabato City and Isabela City
Proclamation No. 1578, issued on August 7, 2008, declares August 8 and 11, 2008, as special non-working days in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), as well as Cotabato City and Isabela City. This declaration is made to ensure that residents have sufficient time to participate in the ARMM elections scheduled for August 11, 2008. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of facilitating the voting process for the local populace. The order is signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita under the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1578
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 7, 2008
PROCLAMATION NO. 1578
DECLARING FRIDAY & MONDAY, AUGUST 8 & 11, 2008, RESPECTIVELY, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM), INCLUDING COTABATO CITY AND ISABELA CITY
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections will conduct the ARMM elections on Monday, August 11, 2008;
WHEREAS, in order to give the people of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ample time to exercise their right to vote, there is a need to declare August 8 & 11, 2008 as special (non-working) holidays;
WHEREAS, Cotabato City and Isabela City, although not part of the ARMM, will be used as counting, consolidation and transmission sites for the ARMM Elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday & Monday, August 8 & 11, 2008, respectively, as special (non-working) days in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), including Cotabato City and Isabela City. EHSTDA
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 7th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.
Cite This Law
August 8 & 11, 2008 as Special (Non-Working) Days in ARMM, Cotabato City and Isabela City, Proclamation No. 1578, Aug 7, 2008 (Philippines)
August 8 & 11, 2008 as Special (Non-Working) Days in ARMM, Cotabato City and Isabela City, Proclamation No. 1578 (Phil. 2008)
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