Declaring Thursday, April 23, 2009 as Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan
Proclamation No. 1741, issued on March 12, 2009, declares April 23, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in Plaridel, Bulacan. This date commemorates the Battle of Quingua, a significant victory for Filipino forces led by General Gregorio del Pilar during the 1899 war. The proclamation aims to allow the residents of Plaridel the opportunity to celebrate this historical event with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration is made under the authority of Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita and endorsed by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
March 12, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1741
DECLARING THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009 AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PLARIDEL, BULACAN
WHEREAS, Thursday, April 23, 2009, marks the commemoration of the Battle of Quingua which took place in 1899;
WHEREAS, the Battle of Quingua, wherein the Filipino forces were under the command of General Gregorio del Pilar, was one of the most significant victories of the Filipinos in the war; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan 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 Thursday, April 23, 2009, as special (non-working) day in the Municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan.
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 12th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.