MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued eight proclamations declaring special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities to mark local celebrations and founding anniversaries.
Marcos, through Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, signed Proclamation 1109, 1110, 1114 to 1119 in mid-December.
Proclamation 1109 declared Jan. 5, 2026 a special non-working day in the municipality of Tagudin in Ilocos Sur in celebration of its 440th Founding Anniversary.
Marcos also issued Proclamation 1110 declaring Jan. 6, 2026 a special non-working day in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental to mark the celebration of its 56th Charter Anniversary and 96th Anniversary as the capital of the province of Misamis Occidental.
Proclamation 1114 declared Jan. 5, 2026, Monday, a special non-working day in the Municipality of Bauang, La Union, to celebrate its 440th Founding Anniversary. Proclamation 1115 declared Jan. 31, 2026, Saturday, a special non-working day in the Municipality of Lian, Batangas, in observance of its Liberation Day. The President, through Proclamation 1116, also declared Jan. 27, 2026, Tuesday, a special non-working day in the Municipality of Tantangan, South Cotabato, to mark its 65th Founding Anniversary and the 16th Kulitangtang Festival.
Meanwhile, Proclamation 1117 declared Jan. 16, 2026, Friday, a special non-working day in the City of Batangas to allow residents to fully participate in the celebration of their city fiesta.
Marcos likewise issued Proclamation 1118 declaring Jan. 9, 2026, Friday, a special non-working day in the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato, to celebrate the city’s 86th Founding Anniversary and the Koronadal Hinugyaw Festival.
“To enable the people of the City of Koranadal to fully participate in the occasion, the Office of the Mayor requested that Jan. 9, 2026, Friday, be declared as a special (non-working) day in lieu of Jan. 10, 2026,” the President said in his proclamation.
Lastly, Proclamation 1119 declared Jan. 21, 2026, Wednesday, a special non-working day in the Municipality of Currimao, Ilocos Norte, in celebration of its Founding Anniversary.
