Palace declares June 24, 2019 a special non-working holiday in Manila

Malacañang has declared June 24 a special non-working day in Manila in connection with the capital's 448th founding anniversary.

The holiday declaration was signed on June 4 by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, a copy of which was released by the Palace on Thursday.

"[I]t is but fitting and proper that the people of the city of Manila be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies," Proclamation 731 stated.

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the first governor-general of the Philippines under the Spanish colonial rule, established the city of Manila on June 24, 1571. —Virgil Lopez/NB, GMA News