PROCLAMATION NO. 69

: The authority to declare special (non-working) days in the Philippines generally comes from the President or the Executive Secretary by authority of the President, based on their power to recognize significant historical events or occasions.
: The Executive Secretary, by authority of the President of the Philippines, has the power to declare special (non-working) days for specific localities.
: Proclamation No. 69 declares Thursday, 20 October 2022, a special (non-working) day in the City of Batac, Province of Ilocos Norte.
: Because the City of Batac would mark the 156th birth anniversary of General Artemio Ricarte, a significant historical figure born there.
: General Artemio Ricarte was a general during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War born on 20 October 1866 in Batac, Ilocos Norte.
: To give the people of the City of Batac full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to public health measures.
: Yes, the celebration must follow the public health measures of the national government.
: The seal authenticates the proclamation as an official and legally binding document issued by the government.
: Lucas P. Bersamin signed the proclamation as the Executive Secretary of the Philippines, by authority of the President.
: It was signed on October 13, 2022, in the City of Manila.