MALOLOS, Philippines — Sept. 15, which falls on a Tuesday, is a non-working day in Bulacan.
Proclamation 1013 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea by the authority of President Duterte declared the holiday as the province marks the celebration of the 122nd anniversary of the inauguration of the Malolos Congress.
“It is but fitting and proper that the people of the province of Bulacan be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to community quarantine, social distancing and other public health measures,“ the proclamation read.
The Malolos Congress ratified the first Philippine Constitution that led to the independence of the country from the Spanish colonial rule on June 12, 1899.