Malacañang has declared special non-working days in the City of Iriga in Camarines Sur, the municipality of Makilala in North Cotabato, and the Cordillera Administrative Region to give residents the opportunity to fully participate in their respective occasions.

Proclamations certifying the holidays were signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on August 11.

The Palace issued Proclamation No. 996, announcing September 3 as a special non-working day in the City of Iriga in celebration of its 57th Charter Anniversary.

In Proclamation No. 997, September 8 was declared a special non-working day for Makilala to mark the municipality’s 71st Founding Anniversary.

Under Proclamation No. 998, September 13 was declared a special non-working day in the Cordillera Administrative Region in commemoration of the Sipat.

On September 13, 1986, then President Corazon C. Aquino met with representatives of the Cordillera Bodong Administration and the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army to signify the Sipat, or cessation of hostilities, and to acknowledge the people’s aspirations for Cordillera autonomy. | PND