Proclamation No. 1768, issued on May 15, 2009, declares Friday, May 22, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in Calaca, Batangas. This declaration allows residents to celebrate the birth anniversary of General Eleuterio Marasigan on May 23, which falls on a Saturday. The move is intended to enable the community to honor their local patriot with appropriate ceremonies. The proclamation is signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, under the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
May 15, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1768
DECLARING FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALACA, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS
WHEREAS, Saturday, May 23, 2009, marks the birth anniversary of General Eleuterio Marasigan, a great Calagueño and a patriot of libertarian struggle in the Province of Batangas;
WHEREAS, to enable the people of the Municipality of Calaca, Batangas, celebrate the occasion, the Sangguniang Bayan of Calaca, Batangas, requested that Friday, May 22, 2009, be declared as special (non-working) day instead of May 23, 2009, which falls on a Saturday;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of Calaca, Province of Batangas be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday, May 22, 2009, as special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Calaca, Province of Batangas.
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 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.