Non-working holiday in Dagupan

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — Residents of Dagupan in Pangasinan are enjoying a special non-working holiday today in celebration of the city’s 75th founding anniversary.

“It is fitting and proper that the people of Dagupan be given a full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies, subject to the public health measures set by the government,” Malacañang said in issuing Proclamation 1398 on Friday.

A wreath-laying activity will be held at the Eugenio Perez Shrine to honor the late speaker of the House of Representatives.

Perez authored Republic Act 170, which was signed into law by then president Manuel Roxas on June 20, 1947, making Dagupan a chartered city.

During the Japanese occupation, Dagupan was chosen as the seat of the Imperial government, according to the official website of the city government.