LAOAG CITY —- Malacaang has declared June 18 as a special non-working holiday in this city to celebrate its 56th charter anniversary on June 19.
Laoag became a city in 1965 through Republic Act 4584.
The office of the city mayor has requested for the declaration of the holiday in the city “on June 18, in lieu of June 19, which falls on a Saturday,” according to Proclamation No. 1158, which was issued on June 7 and signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
The proclamation said residents here must be “given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.”
However, it emphasized that the celebration would be “subject to c…
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