March 24, 2003
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9198
AN ACT DECLARING MARCH TWENTY-FIVE OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF CANDON, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AS THE "CRY OF CANDON"
SECTION 1. March 25 commemorates the "Cry of Candon" in the City of Candon, Province of Ilocos Sur, when local heroes led by Don Isabelo Abaya declared the Republica de Filipinas Katipunan de Candon.
SECTION 2. In honor of the men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom, March 25 of every year is hereby declared a special non-working holiday in the City of Candon.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 24, 2003
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 99 No. 23 Page 3688 on June 3, 2003.