Proclamation No. 719 (2019)
Declaring Monday, 13 May 2019, a Special (Non-Working) Holiday Throughout the Country
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ PROCLAMATION NO. 719, May 09, 2019 ]
DECLARING MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, the National and Local Elections shall be held on Monday, 13 May 2019;
WHEREAS, there is a need to declare Monday, 13 May 2019, a special (non- working) holiday to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 13 May 2019, a special (non-working) holiday throughout the country for the National and Local Elections.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of May , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
By the President:
(SGD.)SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary