Taguig City will celebrate its cityhood on December 8

The people of Taguig City will be celebrating its cityhood this coming Thursday, December 8. Last year, President Benigno Aquino III declared December 8 as special non-working day so that people of Taguig will be able to celebrate and participate on the occasion.

Traditionally, every December 8 is a non-working day and schools do not hold classes on this day.

Below is the complete text of the Proclamation No. 81 issued by the Malacanang.

MALACAÑANG

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 81

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF TAGUIG

WHEREAS, Wednesday, December 8, 2010, marks the Cityhood anniversary of the City of Taguig.

WHEREAS, to enable the people of the City of Taguig celebrate and participate in the occasion, it is but fitting and proper to declare December 8, 2010 as a special non-working day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Executive Secretary by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Wednesday, December 8, 2010 as a special (non-working) day in the City of Taguig.

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 1^st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the authority of the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary

MABUHAY ANG LUNGSOD NG TAGUIG! Congratulations to Honorable Lani Cayetano, the City Mayor and the City Council! 

November 7, 2011 declared as holiday by President Aquino

President Noynoy Aquino declared November 7, 2011 (Monday) as regular holiday in the Philippines in celebration of Id-ul-Adha, a four-day Islamic festival, by virtue of Proclamation No. 276 signed by President Aquino on October 20, 2011.. Filipino Muslims will commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (known as Abraham among the Christians) to sacrifice his one and only son, Ishmael, when Allah (God) commanded him to do so.

Here's the entire text of the Proclamation posted in the Official Gazette of the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 276

DECLARING MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2011, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OFEIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;

WHEREAS, the date of the festival based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body is on 6 November 2011;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 7 November 2011 and the Eidul Adha prayer held on 6 November 2011;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 7 November 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

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 20th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary

October 31, 2011 (Monday) declared as Special Non-Working Holiday by President Aquino

President Noynoy Aquino declared October 31, 2011 (Monday) as Special Non-Working Holiday to be observed throughout the country. As stated in Proclamation No. 265 issued by the President of the Philippines, this would give "full opportunity to our people observe the day with all its fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country.

Below is the entire text of Proclamation No. 265.

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 265

DECLARING MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 84, dated 20 December 2010, declared Tuesday, 1 November 2011, as a special (non-working) day;

WHEREAS, Monday, 31 October 2011, falling between Sunday and Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (All Saints Day), has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country;

WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country. Monday, 31 October 2011, may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 31 October 2011, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.

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 10^th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary