Declaring December 18, 2009 as Special (Non-Working) Day in Tacloban City
Proclamation No. 1964, issued on December 17, 2009, declares December 18, 2009, as a special non-working day in the City of Tacloban. This date marks the first anniversary of Tacloban's conversion into a highly-urbanized city, which was established following a plebiscite. The proclamation aims to allow the residents of Tacloban to celebrate this significant occasion with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration was made by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita under the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1964
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 17, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1964
DECLARING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF TACLOBAN
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1637, dated October 4, 2008, n proclaimed the conversion of the City of Tacloban into a highly-urbanized city, provided that its effectivity can only be attained upon ratification in a plebiscite by qualified voters therein; TcADCI
WHEREAS, Friday, December 18, 2009, marks the 1st Anniversary of the conversion of the City of Tacloban into a highly-urbanized city;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Tacloban be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by the power of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday, December 18, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Tacloban.
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 17th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
n Note from the Publisher: Written as "October 4, 2009" in the original document.
Cite This Law
Declaring December 18, 2009 as Special (Non-Working) Day in Tacloban City, Proclamation No. 1964, Dec 17, 2009 (Philippines)
Declaring December 18, 2009 as Special (Non-Working) Day in Tacloban City, Proclamation No. 1964 (Phil. 2009)
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