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WHEREAS, the volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo on 15 June 1991, the second-largest in the 20 th century, caused massive destruction to the Provinces of Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija;

WHEREAS, in view of rationalizing and integrating the government's rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of the eruption, then President Corazon C. Aquino created a Task Force on the Rehabilitation of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption-Affected Areas;

WHEREAS, to render appropriate tribute to those who perished, as well as to those who survived, and to those who helped in the relocation, rehabilitation and recovery of families affected by the volcanic eruption, the City of Angeles, Province of Pampanga requested that 15 June 2019 be declared a special (non-working) day in remembrance of the ruinous volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo; and

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Angeles be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Saturday, 15 June 2019, a special (non-working) day in the City of Angeles, Province of Pampanga.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 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 11th day of June , in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.