Declaring 10 February 2021 as a Day of National Mourning Over the Passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Yabing Masalon Dulo

February 10, 2021

PROCLAMATION NO. 1101

DECLARING 10 FEBRUARY 2021 AS A DAY OF NATIONAL MOURNING OVER THE PASSING OF MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN YABING MASALON DULO

WHEREAS, Yabing Masalon Dulo of the Blaan community in Polomolok, South Cotabato was declared as Manlilikha ng Bayan under Proclamation No. 126 (s. 2017) in recognition of her commitment to the safeguarding and promotion of the Blaan Mabal Tabih (ikat weaving) tradition;

WHEREAS, the death of Manlilikha ng Bayan Yabing Masalon Dulo is a great loss to our nation, and it is appropriate to honor her outstanding commitment to the preservation of the Blaan cultural and artistic heritage; and

WHEREAS, Section 27 (k), Chapter 1, Rule 3 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 8491 or the "Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines" provides that the Philippine flag shall be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning on all buildings and places where it is displayed, on the day of interment of recipients of national orders and decorations;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby declare 10 February 2021 as a Day of National Mourning over the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Yabing Masalon Dulo.

All government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, and state universities and colleges, are hereby directed to fly the Philippine flag at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on all government buildings and institutions on 10 February 2021.

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 10th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-One.

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 117, No. 9, Page 2553 on March 1, 2021.