Declaring 11 August 2021 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar
Proclamation No. 1198, issued on August 6, 2021, declares August 11, 2021, as a special non-working day in the Province of Samar. This day commemorates the province's independence from Leyte and Cebu. The proclamation encourages the people of Samar to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies while adhering to community quarantine and public health measures. The declaration is authorized by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and aims to provide the community with the opportunity to partake in the celebration.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1198
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 6, 2021
PROCLAMATION NO. 1198
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2021, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR
WHEREAS, on 11 August 2021, Wednesday, 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 Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 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 6th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-One.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 117, No. 33, p. 8353 on August 16, 2021.
Cite This Law
Declaring 11 August 2021 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar, Proclamation No. 1198, Aug 6, 2021 (Philippines)
Declaring 11 August 2021 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Samar, Proclamation No. 1198 (Phil. 2021)
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