MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1752, April 8, 2009 ]
DECLARING SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2009, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, Saturday, April 11, 2009 falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday;
WHEREAS, Saturday, falling between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, has been traditionally declared a special day throughout the country;
WHEREAS, the observance of Holy Week is one of our peoples most cherished traditions;
WHEREAS, our people must be given the full and uninterrupted opportunity to ponder on the significance of the Holy Week and to properly observe its traditions with religious fervor, without prejudice to public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, President GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Saturday, April 11, 2009, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.1aшphi1
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 8th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) PILITA QUIZON-VENTURANZA
Deputy Executive Secretary
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