Malacañang gives one-day holiday to 5 Calabarzon towns

Malacañang gives one-day holiday to 5 Calabarzon towns

LUCENA CITY – At least five municipalities in Batangas and Laguna provinces have been granted by Malacañang a one-day “special non-working holiday” this month to celebrate their local events.

Palace has declared Monday, January 15 a holiday in San Pablo city, Laguna to mark the celebration of the 29th Coconut Festival, a thanksgiving celebration for the local coconut industry.

On Tuesday, January 16, Batangas city will also have its special holiday to celebrate its fiesta.

On Thursday, January 18, Malacañang also declared the day a special non-working holiday in Sta. Rosa City in Laguna to celebrate its 22nd founding anniversary and the 25th Sikhayan Festival, which aims to recognize the resilience and perseverance of the natives.

On Saturday, January 20, Palace also proclaimed the date as a holiday in Lipa city in Batangas to celebrate the Coffee Festival.

Also known as “Kapeng Barako Festival,” the feast aims to recognize its rich culture and as the long reign coffee granary of the country.

On Wednesday, January 13, Malacañang also declared the date as a holiday in Lian town in Batangas to mark its celebration of Liberation Day, when the town was freed by American forces from the clutches of Japanese invaders on January 31, 1945.

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who signed the proclamations by the authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said the declarations aim to give residents the “full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebrations.”

A copy of the Malacañang declarations was posted on the Facebook pages of the local governments.

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