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 Zarnbales, 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 Province of Pampanga requested that 15 June 2020 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 Province of Pampanga 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;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, do hereby declare Monday, 15 June 2020, a special (non-working) day in the 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 nth day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.

By Authority of the President:      (SGD.) SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA         Executive Secretary