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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 1357, July 16, 2026 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, 05 AUGUST 2026, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF CALBAYOG, PROVINCE OF SAMAR

WHEREAS, Jose Avelino, who was born on 05 August 1890 in Calbayog, Western Samar, served as the first Senate President after the Second World War;

WHEREAS, on 05 August 2026, Wednesday, the City of Calbayog will commemorate the birth anniversary of Jose Dira Avelino;

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Calbayog be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RALPH G. RECTO, Acting Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., do hereby declare Wednesday, 05 August 2026, a special (non-working) day in the City of Calbayog, Province of Samar.ℒαwρhi৷

IN WITNESS THEREOF, 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 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty Six.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) RALPH G. RECTO
Acting Executive Secretary

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