Declaring November 2, 1981 as Special Non-Working Public Holiday
Proclamation No. 2130, issued on October 30, 1981, declares November 2, 1981, as a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines. This proclamation recognizes the significance of All Saints Day, which falls on November 1, a Sunday that year, allowing people to honor departed relatives and friends. The holiday aims to facilitate travel for observances related to this religious tradition without adversely affecting public interest. The declaration was made by then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos and published in the Official Gazette on November 16, 1981.
October 30, 1981
PROCLAMATION NO. 2130
DECLARING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1981, AS A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY
WHEREAS, All Saints Day is celebrated on the first day of November of every year, due to our tradition of paying homage to departed relatives and friends and that November 1st this year falls on a Sunday;
WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe this religious tradition which invariably requires them to travel to different regions of the country, it is necessary to declare November 2, 1981 as a special non-working public holiday without detriment to public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, November 2, 1981, as a nationwide special non-working public holiday.
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 30th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 77 No. 46, 6040-1 Supp., on November 16, 1981.