Proclamation No. 2175, issued on April 9, 1982, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, declares Saturday, April 10, 1982, as a non-working special public holiday in the Philippines. This declaration aims to provide the public with an opportunity to reflect on the significance of Lent during the Holy Week celebrations. The holiday is intended to allow individuals time off without impacting public service. The proclamation was officially published in the Official Gazette on April 19, 1982.
April 9, 1982
PROCLAMATION NO. 2175
DECLARING SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1982, AS A NON-WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY
WHEREAS, the people will once again celebrate the Holy Week; and
WHEREAS, the people may be given a day off without detriment to public service on Saturday, April 10, 1982, to allow them uninterrupted opportunity to ponder and reflect on the significance of Lent;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Saturday, April 10, 1982, a non-working special public holiday.
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 9th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Two.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 16, 1984-21 Supp., on April 19, 1982.