Declaring 02 April 2020 as Special Working Holiday in Celebration of Francisco Balagtas Day
Proclamation No. 938, issued on April 1, 2020, declares Thursday, April 2, 2020, as a special working holiday in the Philippines to commemorate the birth anniversary of Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar, a notable Filipino poet and orator. This declaration is made to honor Balagtas's contributions to Philippine literature and culture. The proclamation is signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and is published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 938
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 1, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 938
DECLARING THURSDAY, 02 APRIL 2020, AS SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN CELEBRATION OF FRANCISCO BALAGTAS DAY
WHEREAS, 02 April 2020, Thursday, will mark the commemoration of the birth anniversary of Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar, a prominent Filipino poet and orator; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper to render homage to the great Filipino poet;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, 02 April 2020, a special working day in celebration of Francisco Balagtas Day.
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 1st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 16, p. 3367 on April 20, 2020.
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Declaring 02 April 2020 as Special Working Holiday in Celebration of Francisco Balagtas Day, Proclamation No. 938, Apr 1, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 02 April 2020 as Special Working Holiday in Celebration of Francisco Balagtas Day, Proclamation No. 938 (Phil. 2020)
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