Declaring Thursday, January 15, 2009, as Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of San Pablo
Proclamation No. 1701 declares January 15, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in San Pablo City, in honor of the Feast Day of Saint Paul, the city's patron saint. The proclamation acknowledges the coinciding 14th Coconut Festival and Mardi Gras Contest, emphasizing the importance of allowing the local community to celebrate the occasion with appropriate festivities. Issued by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita under the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the proclamation aims to facilitate public participation in the celebrations. It was officially published in the Official Gazette on March 9, 2009.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1701
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 9, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1701
DECLARING THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO
WHEREAS, Thursday, January 15, 2009 marks the celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Paul, the First Hermit, the patron saint of San Pablo City;
WHEREAS, coinciding with the feast day is the holding of the 14th Coconut Festival and Mardi Gras Contest; CaAIES
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of San Pablo 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, January 15, 2009, as special (non-working) day in the City of San Pablo.
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 9th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 105, No. 10, p. 1335 on March 9, 2009.
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Declaring Thursday, January 15, 2009, as Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of San Pablo, Proclamation No. 1701, Jan 9, 2009 (Philippines)
Declaring Thursday, January 15, 2009, as Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of San Pablo, Proclamation No. 1701 (Phil. 2009)
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