Declaring Tuesday, February 10, 2009, as Special (Non-Working) Day in Laoag City
Proclamation No. 1710, issued on January 21, 2009, declares February 10, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in Laoag City to celebrate "Laoag City Day" and the feast of its patron saint, St. William the Hermit. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of allowing the citizens to engage in appropriate ceremonies for the occasion. It was signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, under the authority of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The proclamation was published in the Official Gazette on March 16, 2009.
January 21, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1710
DECLARING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN LAOAG CITY
WHEREAS, Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the City of Laoag marks the "Laoag City Day" and celebrates the feast of its patron saint, St. William the Hermit; IATHaS
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Laoag, 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 Tuesday, February 10, 2009, as special (non-working) day in Laoag City.
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 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine. aCITEH
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 105, No. 11, p. 1479 on March 16, 2009.