MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 810, June 17, 1996 ]
DECLARING JUNE 19, 1996 AS “SAKADA DAY” IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF ISABELO DE LOS REYES KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF LABOR”
WHEREAS, the Ilocano laborers and farmers known as Sakadas were recruited in 1946 to work in the sugar and pineapple plantations in Hawaii, then a Pacific territorial island of the United States of America;
WHEREAS, these hardworking Ilocano migrant workers and their offspring, who later were able to migrate to the United States, have greatly contributed in improving the economy of their host country, and, at the same time provided relief to the then war-devastated economy of the Philippines through their continuous dollar remittances sent in to Filipino relatives;
WHEREAS, the Ilocano migrant workers or Sakadas have become instrumental in the development of Philippine labor, stabilization of the countrys economy and in giving back the sense of pride and dignity to labor;
WHEREAS, Don Isabelo de los Reyes, a native of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and the “Father of Labor” in the Philippines had worked immensely in developing the countrys labor force as indispensable partner in our economic growth and nation building;
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to give the people of Ilocos Sur and the concerned national and local government officials enough opportunities to prepare for this special event;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare June 19, 1996 as “Sakada Day” in the Province of Ilocos Sur, and in recognition of the outstanding contributions of Isabelo de los Reyes, known as the “Father of Labor”. The day, however, shall be a regular working and school day.1aшphi1
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 17th day of June in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Six.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
By the President:
(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary
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