Marcos declares special non-working days in 4 areas

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared special non-working days in Tawi-Tawi, the municipality of Lumban in Laguna, and 17 municipalities in Camarines Sur and Masbate for their respective anniversary and cultural celebrations.

Under Proclamation No. 1445, Sept. 23, 2026, was declared a special non-working day in Tawi-Tawi to allow residents to participate in the province’s 53rd anniversary celebration on Sept. 27, which falls on a Sunday.

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto signed the proclamation on Sept. 16 by authority of the president.

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On Monday, the Presidential Communications Office said the Office of the Governor requested that Sept. 23 be declared a special non-working day in lieu of the anniversary date.

Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 1446 declared Sept. 22, 2026, a special non-working day in Lumban, Laguna, for its founding anniversary. Recto signed it on Sept. 17 under Marcos’ authority.

Proclamation No. 1444 declared Sept. 18, 2026, a special non-working day in 16 municipalities in Camarines Sur and San Pascual, Masbate, for the Peñafrancia Festival.

The covered municipalities in Camarines Sur are Bombon, Bula, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Gainza, Libmanan, Magarao, Milaor, Minalabac, Ocampo, Pamplona, Pasacao, Pili, San Fernando, and Siruma.

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The proclamation said the holiday would allow constituents, government personnel, families, and visitors to participate in the festival’s cultural and civic activities and help ensure orderly traffic management amid the expected influx of devotees and visitors.

Proclamation No. 654, issued on Sept. 25, 2013, amended Proclamation No. 776, series of 1991, which declared every Friday immediately preceding the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia as a special day in Naga City. /mcm