Declaring Thursday, July 2, 2009, as Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Cagayan
Proclamation No. 1821 declares July 2, 2009, as a special non-working day in the Province of Cagayan to honor the feast day of Our Lady of Piat. This declaration allows the residents of Cagayan to observe the significant religious celebration, which is an integral part of their cultural identity. The proclamation was issued by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, with the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The aim is to provide the people an opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
July 1, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1821
DECLARING THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN
WHEREAS, Thursday, July 2, 2009, marks the observance of the feast day of Our Lady of Piat in the Province of Cagayan; aEHASI
WHEREAS, to enable devout Cagayanos to observe in piety this liturgical festivity, deeply entrenched in the culture and sense of identity of the Cagayanos, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Cagayan 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, July 2, 2009, as special (non-working) day in the Province of Cagayan.
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 1st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.