JUNE 24 AS A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY IN MANILA – MALACAÑANG
President Bongbong Marcos has declared June 24 as a special non-working day in Manila (Photo courtesy of Edd Gumban/Philippine Star)
The Malacañang has declared June 24, 2024 Monday, a special non-working holiday in the city of Manila for the celebration of the capital city’s 453rd founding anniversary.
Under Proclamation No. 599 signed by the President through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the holiday was declared.
“WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration,” the proclamation read.
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., do hereby declare Monday, 24 June 2024, a special (non-working) day in the City of Manila,” it added.
Manila was founded on June 24, 1571 by navigator and first governor-general Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of the Philippines during Spanish colonial control.
Manila was established as the capital and seat of the national government of the Philippines on June 24, 1976, by then President Ferdinand Marcos.
Manila Bay borders the city, which has a total area of 38.55 square kilometers, to the west. It is a part of the National Capital Region, also known as Metro Manila, which is made up of 16 cities and one municipality.
There are 897 barangays, or communities, inside the city. Every barangay is comprised of seven councilors and a chairman. Manila divides all of its villages into 100 zones, which are then further divided into 16 administrative districts for administrative convenience.
The city was formerly known as Maynilad, after the flowering shrub known as nilad, which formerly bloomed in profusion along the riverbanks.
Source: The Manila Times
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