Declaring 21 January 2019 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City
Proclamation No. 646, issued on January 10, 2019, designates January 21, 2019, as a special (non-working) day in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City. This declaration is made to facilitate the plebiscite scheduled for that date, which is crucial for the ratification of the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Republic Act 11054). The proclamation aims to ensure that residents can actively participate in the voting process. It was authorized by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 646
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 10, 2019
PROCLAMATION NO. 646
DECLARING MONDAY, 21 JANUARY 2019, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, ISABELA CITY, AND COTABATO CITY
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections will conduct a plebiscite on 21 January 2019, Monday, in the present geographical area of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City, for the ratification of Republic Act 11054 dated 27 July 2018, otherwise known as the "Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao"; and
WHEREAS, in order to give the people of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City, the opportunity to actively and fully participate in the plebiscite and exercise their right to vote, it is but fitting and proper to declare 21 January 2019 a special (non-working) day;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Monday, 21 January 2019, a special (non-working) day in the above-mentioned places.
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 January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen. CAIHTE
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Declaring 21 January 2019 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City, Proclamation No. 646, Jan 10, 2019 (Philippines)
Declaring 21 January 2019 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City, Proclamation No. 646 (Phil. 2019)
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