PROCLAMATION NO. 878, May 06, 2025
DECLARING MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025, A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WHEREAS, the National and Local Elections shall be held on Monday, 12 May 2025;
WHEREAS, there is a need to declare Monday, 12 May 2025, as a special (non-working) holiday to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 12 May 2025, a special (non-working) holiday throughout the country for the National and Local Elections.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the President to be affixed.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 6th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five.
(SGD.) FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR.
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN
Executive Secretary