Proclamation No. 1868, issued on August 27, 2009, declares September 2, 2009, as a special (non-working) day in the Province of Albay. This date commemorates the 144th birth anniversary of General Simeon A. Ola, the last revolutionary general to surrender after the Philippine-American War. The proclamation aims to emphasize the significance of this occasion. It is signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, under the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
August 27, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1868
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY
WHEREAS, Wednesday, September 2, 2009, marks the 144th birth anniversary of the late General Simeon A. Ola, the last revolutionary general to surrender at the end of the Philippine-American War;
WHEREAS, in order to give more meaning and importance to the occasion, it is but fitting and proper to declare September 2, 2009 as special (non-working) day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Wednesday, September 2, 2009 as special (non-working) day in the Province of Albay. TDAHCS
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 27th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.