Declaring 22 July 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of General Santos
Proclamation No. 984 declares July 22, 2020, as a special (non-working) day in General Santos City to celebrate the 6th Blaan Day of its Indigenous Peoples. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of allowing the local community to engage in the celebration while adhering to public health measures such as community quarantine and social distancing. It is signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, under the authority of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. This declaration aims to honor the cultural heritage of the Blaan community.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 984
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 20, 2020
PROCLAMATION NO. 984
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS
WHEREAS, on 22 July 2020, Wednesday, the City of General Santos will mark the celebration of its Indigenous Peoples 6th Blaan Day; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of General Santos 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, 22 July 2020, a special (non-working) day in the City of General Santos.
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 20th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 30, p. 4816 on July 27, 2020.
Cite This Law
Declaring 22 July 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of General Santos, Proclamation No. 984, Jul 20, 2020 (Philippines)
Declaring 22 July 2020 a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of General Santos, Proclamation No. 984 (Phil. 2020)
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