Declaring 16 March 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Davao
Proclamation No. 916, issued on March 4, 2020, designates March 16, 2020, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Davao. This declaration allows the residents to fully celebrate and participate in the Parada Dabawenyo, part of the Araw ng Dabaw festivities. The proclamation is authorized by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea. It aims to honor the cultural significance of the event for the people of Davao.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 916
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 4, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 916
DECLARING MONDAY, 16 MARCH 2020, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVAO
WHEREAS, on 16 March 2020, Monday, the City of Davao will mark the celebration of its Parada Dabawenyo in relation to the 2020 Araw ng Dabaw; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Davao be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in these occasions with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Monday, 16 March 2020, a special (non-working) day in the City of Davao.
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 4th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 11, p. 2147 on March 16, 2020.
Cite This Law
Declaring 16 March 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Davao, Proclamation No. 916, Mar 4, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 16 March 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Davao, Proclamation No. 916 (Phil. 2020)
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