Proclamation No. 2029 (2010)
Declaring Saturday, April 3, 2010, as a Special (Non-Working) Day Throughout the Country
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 2029, March 24, 2010 ]
DECLARING SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, Saturday, April 3, 2010 falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday;
WHEREAS, Saturday, falling between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, has been declared a special day throughout the country in the past;
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, LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Saturday, April 3, 2010, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten.
By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) LEANDRO R. MENDOZA
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) PILITA QUIZON-VENTURANZA
Deputy Executive Secretary