Proclamation No. 2010, issued on February 26, 2010, declares March 1, 2010, as a special non-working day in the City of Escalante, Negros Occidental. This decision was made to allow residents to celebrate their Charter Day Anniversary, which falls on February 28, 2010, a Sunday. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of giving the community a chance to hold appropriate celebrations. The order was signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita on behalf of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
February 26, 2010
PROCLAMATION NO. 2010
DECLARING MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF ESCALANTE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
WHEREAS, February 28, 2010, marks the Charter Day Anniversary of the City of Escalante; CAIaDT
WHEREAS, to enable the people of the City of Escalante to celebrate the occasion, the Office of the Mayor requested that Monday, March 1, 2010, be declared as special non-working holiday instead of February 28, 2010 which fall on a Sunday;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Escalante 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 Monday, March 1, 2010, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Escalante.
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 26th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten. ITScAE