Declaring 11 August 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar
Proclamation No. 992, issued on August 10, 2020, declares August 11, 2020, a special (non-working) day in the Province of Samar to commemorate its independence from Leyte and Cebu. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of allowing the people of Samar to celebrate this significant occasion while adhering to community quarantine and public health measures due to the ongoing pandemic. The declaration is made by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea under the authority of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The proclamation has been published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 992
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 10, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 992
DECLARING TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2020, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR
WHEREAS, on 11 August 2020, Tuesday, the Province of Samar will mark the commemoration of its declaration as a province independent of Leyte and Cebu; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Samar be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to community quarantine, social distancing, and other public health measures;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Tuesday, 11 August 2020, a special (non-working) day in the Province of Samar.
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 August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 35, page 5379 on August 31, 2020.
Cite This Law
Declaring 11 August 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar, Proclamation No. 992, Aug 10, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 11 August 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar, Proclamation No. 992 (Phil. 2020)
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