WHEREAS, the volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo on 15 June 1991, the second-largest in the 20th 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 Province of Pampanga requested that 15 June 2021 be declared a special (non-working) day in remembrance of the ruins 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 Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 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 10th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty One.

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