Palace declares Marcos Day in Ilocos Norte
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has declared Sept. 12 a special non-working holiday in Ilocos Norte.
By authority of the President, Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez signed Proclamation No. 53 on Wednesday to mark the 105th birth anniversary of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos.
The proclamation noted that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan requested that Sept. 12, which falls on a Monday, be declared a special non-working day in lieu of Sept. 11, which falls on a Sunday, “to enable residents of Ilocos Norte to celebrate the occasion.”
“It is but fitting and proper that the people of the province of Ilocos Norte be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to the full public health measures of the national government,” the proclamation read.
Marcos was born in Sarrat town on Sept. 11, 1917.
Activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan slammed the declaration of a holiday, saying it ”dishonors” victims of martial law. – Artemio Dumlao, Elizabeth Marcelo
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