Proclamation No. 2034, issued on April 5, 2010, designates April 23, 2010, as a special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan. This date commemorates the Battle of Quingua, a significant victory for Filipino forces led by General Gregorio del Pilar during the war in 1899. The proclamation aims to allow the residents of Plaridel to celebrate this important historical event with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration is made by Executive Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza, under the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
April 5, 2010
PROCLAMATION NO. 2034
DECLARING FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010 AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PLARIDEL, BULACAN
WHEREAS, Friday, April 23, 2010, marks the commemoration of the Battle of Quingua which took place in 1899; cDCaTH
WHEREAS, the Battle of Quingua, wherein the Filipino forces were under the command of General Gregorio del Pilar, was one of the most significant victories of the Filipinos in the war; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday, April 23, 2010, as special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan.
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 5th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.