President
Benigno Simeon Aquino III, through Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.
issued on Monday Proclamation No. 535, making Jan. 21 a special non-working day
as the city holds a weeklong “Pasalamat Festival” which culminates this coming
Monday.
The festival
is a special event that highlights the observance of the city’s annual
parochial fiesta replete with a variety of merrymaking activities such as street
dancing, regatta, and others.
The proclamation
emphasized the need to declare January 21 as a special non-working day so that the
people here can celebrate and participate in the occasion.
It was
learned that various activities were lined up to give color to the said
celebration which will be participated in by the barangay officials, academe,
non-government organizations, and other stakeholders. (FPG/GCC/PIA,Pagadian City