PROCLAMATIONS 2002

PROCLAMATIONS	SUBJECT
Proclamation No. 309 December 20, 2002	Declaring the last full week of January of every year as Water District Week
Proclamation No. 308 December 20, 2002	Declaring Monday, December 23, 2002, as a special day in the City of Bayawan, Province of Negros Oriental
Proclamation No. 307 December 17, 2002	Reserving certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in Dipolog City as Civil Reservation for Foreshore Development purposes
Proclamation No. 306 December 13, 2002	Declaring Thursday, January 16, 2003, as a special day in the Municipality of Navotas, Metro Manila
Proclamation No. 305 December 13, 2002	Declaring Thursday, January 16, 2003, as a special day in the Municipality of Navotas, Metro Manila
Proclamation No. 304 December 13, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land situated in Barangay Rio Tuba, Municipality of Bataraza, Province of Palawan as a special economic zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748
Proclamation No. 303 December 13, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, January 15, 2003, as a special day in the City of San Pablo
Proclamation No. 302 December 9, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes a certain parcel of land of the public domain for Patagueleg Elementary School situated in the Municipality of Peñablanca, Province of Cagayan, Island of Luzon
Proclamation No. 301 December 9, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes of Panabo Central Elementary School a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in Barangay San Francisco, Municipality of Panabo, Province of Davao, Island of Mindanao
Proclamation No. 300 December 9, 2002	Declaring the second week of December of every year as “Responsible Television for Children Week”
Proclamation No. 299 December 7, 2002	Declaring Monday, December 9, 2002, as a special day in the Municipality of Agoo, La Union
Proclamation No. 298 December 2, 2002	Declaring Friday, December 6, 2002, as a regular holiday throughout the country for the observance of the Eid-Ul-Fitre (Feast of Ramadan)
Proclamation No. 297 November 25, 2002	Excluding a certain area from the operation of Proclamation No. 369 dated February 27, 1931, and declaring the same as mineral reservation and as environmentally critical area
Proclamation No. 296 November 28, 2002	Declaring Thursday, November 28, 2002, as a special day in Sarangani Province
Proclamation No. 295 November 28, 2002	Declaring Monday, December 2, 2002, as a special day in Pasay City
Proclamation No. 294 November 22, 2002	Declaring Monday, November 25, 2002 as a special day in Dumaguete City
Proclamation No. 293 November 18, 2002	Declaring Friday, November 22, 2002, as a special day in the Province of Sultan Kudarat
Proclamation No. 292 November 18, 2002	Declaring December 24, 2002 as a special (non-working) day throughout the country
Proclamation No. 291 November 15, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 190 dated April 29, 2002, which created and designated certain parcels of land of the private domain situated at Barangay Cannery, Municipality of Polomolok, Province of South Cotabato as special economic zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748
Proclamation No. 290 November 15, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes of the Cordova National High School a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in Barangay Cordova, Municipality of Amulung, Province of Cagayan, Island of Luzon
Proclamation No. 289 November 15, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, December 18, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Tuguegarao
Proclamation No. 288 November 15, 2002	Declaring the period from November 23 to 30, 2002, as the Philippine Amateur Radio Week
Proclamation No. 287 November 12, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Sto. Niño, Province of South Cotabato, Island of Mindanao
Proclamation No. 286 November 11, 2002	Declaring the month of November 2002 as the “Women & Sports Month”
Proclamation No. 285 November 9, 2002	Declaring the period from November 11 to 15, 2002 as the “Mutual Fund Consciousness Week”
Proclamation No. 284 November 8, 2002	Excluding from the operation of Proclamation No. 461, s. 1965, which established the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Officers Village certain portion of land embraced therein situated in Fort Bonifacio, Municipality of Taguig, Rizal (now Metro Manila) and reserving seven (7) hectares for the AFP Off-Base Housing Program under the administration of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), with mixed-use component of thirty (30) hectares under the administration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and for other purposes
Proclamation No. 283 November 2, 2002	Declaring the period from November 18 to 24, 2002, as “Civil Engineering Week”
Proclamation No. 282 November 2, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, November 5, 2002, as a special non-working day in Ormoc City
Proclamation No. 281 November 2, 2002	Declaring Monday, November 4, 2002, as a special non-working day in the Province of Negros Occidental
Proclamation No. 280 October 24, 2002	Declaring Monday, November 4, 2002, as a special non-working day in the Province of Quezon
Proclamation No. 279 October 24, 2002	Declaring the period from October 28, 2002 to November 3, 2002 as International Agricultural Research Week
Proclamation No. 277 October 18, 2002	Declaring Thursday, October 31, 2002 and Saturday, November 2, 2002 as special (non-working) days throughout the country
Proclamation No. 276 October 16, 2002	Declaring the period from October 18 to 24, 2002 as United Nations Week marking the Philippines’ commemoration of the anniversary of the United Nations and its observance of the International Year of Mountains, the International Year of Eco-Tourism and the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
Proclamation No. 275 October 14, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated at Barangay Anabu II, Municipality of Imus, Province of Cavite as a special economic zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748
Proclamation No. 274 October 14, 2002	Reserving a parcel of land of the public domain within the Municipalities of Dauis and Panglao, Island of Panglao, Province of Bohol for tourism estate development purposes and shall be known as Panglao Island Tourism Estate (PITE)
Proclamation No. 273 October 14, 2002	Declaring the month of October of every year as a "special month for the conservation and protection of the tamaraw in Mindoro"
Proclamation No. 272 October 14, 2002	Declaring the month of October 2002 as Toastmasters Month
Proclamation No. 271 October 1, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, October 8, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato
Proclamation No. 270 October 1, 2002	Creating the Annual International Employers Awards and an International Employers Awards Committee to administer the conferment of the awards
Proclamation No. 269 September 30, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes of the Balet Elementary School, a certain parcel of land of the public domain, situated at Barangay Balet, Babak, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
Proclamation No. 268 September 30, 2002	Reserving for municipal cemetery site purposes certain parcels of land situated at Babak, Island Garden City of Samal, Province of Davao del Norte, Island of Mindanao
Proclamation No. 267 September 30, 2002	Reserving for school site purposes of the Davao National Agricultural School, certain parcels of land of the public domain situated at Barangays Camansi, Prosperidad, and Banlasan, Municipality of Montevista, Compostela Valley Province
Proclamation No. 266 September 25, 2002	Declaring Monday, September 30, 2002, as a special non-working holiday in the City of Masbate
Proclamation No. 265 September 25, 2002	Declaring Friday, September 20, 2002, as a special non-working day in the Province of Ilocos Norte and in Laoag City
Proclamation No. 264 September 23, 2002	Declaring September of every year as the National Science Club Month and authorizing the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC), Inc., and the Science Club Advisers’ Association of the Philippines (SCAAP) Inc., to implement plans and activities pertinent thereto
Proclamation No. 263 September 23, 2002	Declaring the month of October 2002 as CHRonic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month
Proclamation No. 262 September 23, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 396 dated 31 March 1989, reserving for housing project purposes, certain parcel of the land situated in residence Section “D”, Baguio City and directing the National Housing Authority to directly dispose said property to its bonafide occupants
Proclamation No. 261 September 23, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 297 dated December 15, 1951 which reserved certain parcels of land of the private domain of the government located in Ma-a Davao City for radio station site purposes under the administration of the director of telecommunications by excluding certain portion of the land embraced therein and declaring the same open for disposition in favor of the actual occupants
Proclamation No. 260 September 16, 2002	Declaring Initao National Park and portion of Initao-Libertad Marine Waters situated in the Municipalities of Initao and Libertad, Province of Misamis Oriental as a protected area and its peripheral areas as buffer zone pursuant to Republic Act 7586 (Nipas Act of 1992) and shall be known as Initao-Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape
Proclamation No. 259 September 16, 2002	Declaring the period from January 25 to February 1, 2003 and every year thereafter as Land Registration Consciousness Week
Proclamation No. 258 September 16, 2002	Declaring every October 26 of the year as National Puericulture Centers’ Day
Proclamation No. 257 September 16, 2002	Declaring the period from September 24 to 30, 2002 and every year thereafter as “Urban Development Week” throughout the country
Proclamation No. 256 September 16, 2002	Declaring, Tuesday, September 17, 2002, as a special non-working holiday in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Proclamation No. 255 September 12, 2002	Reserving certain parcels of land of the public domain situated at North Bay Boulevard-South, Navotas, Metro Manila and declaring the same open for disposition in accordance with R.A. 730 in relation with the provisions of Public Land Act, Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended
Proclamation No. 254 September 11, 2002	Declaring Friday, September 20, 2002, as a special non-working day in Alcala, Pangasinan
Proclamation No. 253 September 11, 2002	Declaring the period from September 22 to 28, 2002, as “Human Resource Management Week”
Proclamation No. 252 September 9, 2002	Declaring the period from September 16 to 20, 2002, as “Production Management Week”
Proclamation No. 251 September 9, 2002	Declaring the period from September 15 to 21, 2002, as National Consciousness Week for Punctuality (Respect for the Value of Time) and Civility (Respect for the Rights of Others) (Linggo ng Pagpapahalaga sa Oras at sa Karapatan ng Kapwa)
Proclamation No. 250 September 9, 2002	Declaring the period from September 11 to 18 of every year as National Interfaith Week
Proclamation No. 249 September 9, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, September 10, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Proclamation No. 248 September 3, 2002	Declaring Thursday, September 5, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of General Santos
Proclamation No. 247 September 2, 2002	Declaring the month of September of every year as Development Policy Research Month
Proclamation No. 246 August 31, 2002	Declaring Monday, September 02, 2002, as a special day in the City of Baguio for the celebration of its 93rd Charter Anniversary
Proclamation No. 245 August 28, 2002	Declaring the period from September 1 to 7, 2002, as “Social Security Week”
Proclamation No. 244 August 27, 2002	Declaring Thursday, August 29, 2002, as a special non-working day in the Province of Cotabato
Proclamation No. 243 August 26, 2002	Declaring as civil reservation for office site and Regional Science Centrum and Technology Demo-Area of the Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera Administrative Region a certain parcel of land of the public domain, situated at Res. Sec. “A”, City of Baguio, Island of Luzon, Philippines.
Proclamation No. 242 August 26, 2002	Declaring the period from August 26 to 31, 2002, as “Philippine Advertising Week”
Proclamation No. 241 August 19, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, September 3, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Iriga
Proclamation No. 240 August 21, 2002	Declaring the period from the year 2003 to the year 2012 as the Philippine Decade of Persons with Disabilities
Proclamation No. 239 August 21, 2002	Declaring Saturday, August 31, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Lipa
Proclamation No. 238 August 21, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 312 dated May 25, 2000 by changing the name of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center to its former name, the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
Proclamation No. 237 August 20, 2002	Declaring Friday, August 23, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Davao
Proclamation No. 236 August 16, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated in Barangay Langkaan, Municipality of Dasmariñas, Province of Cavite, to be annexed into the First Cavite Industrial Estate Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748
Proclamation No. 235 August 16, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, August 20, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Lucena
Proclamation No. 234 August 15, 2002	Excluding a portion of five hundred thousand (500,000) square meters from National Bilibid Prison Reservation administered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Brgy. Poblacion, City of Muntinlupa, registered under the name of the Commonwealth of the Philippines with Transfer Certificate of Title Nos. 183326, 183327, 183328 and 183329, containing an aggregate area of 4,310,872 square meters more or less, as socialized housing site for Muntinlupa informal settler families occupying danger areas
Proclamation No. 233 August 15, 2002	Declaring the period from August 17 to 24, 2002 as the National Microfinance Week.
Proclamation No. 232 August 15, 2002	Declaring Friday, August 30, 2002, as a special non-working day in the City of Mandaue.
Proclamation No. 231 August 12, 2002	Establishing the Dapdap Resettlement Site for the Mount Pinatubo victims in the Municipality of Bamban, Province of Tarlac by excluding a certain portion of land from the operation of Proclamation No. 163 dated 03 April 1993 which established the Clark Special Economic Zone.
Proclamation No. 230 August 12, 2002	Declaring the first week of September of every year as “National Epilepsy Awareness Week”
Proclamation No. 229 August 12, 2002	Declaring August 12, 2002 and every year thereafter as Philippine International Youth Day.
Proclamation No. 228 August 2, 2002	Declaring Mt. Malindang National Park, situated in the Province of Misamis Occidental, as a protected area and its peripheral areas as buffer zone pursuant to Republic Act 7586 (Nipas Act of 1992) and shall be known as Mt. Malindang Natural Park.
Proclamation No. 227 July 31, 2002	Declaring Saturday, August 10, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Maasin.
Proclamation No. 226 July 30, 2002	Declaring the period from august 5 to 11, 2002 as the “Philippine Wrestling Week”.
Proclamation No. 225 July 29, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, September 18, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Tacurong.
Proclamation No. 224 July 29, 2002	Declaring Friday, August 2, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Kabankalan.
Proclamation No. 223 July 18, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 468 dated September 26, 1994, which established the Wahig-Inabanga Rivers Watershed Forest Reserve by excluding all alienable and disposable lands therefrom.
Proclamation No. 222 July 16, 2002	Declaring the last week of July of every year as National Abaca Week.
Proclamation No. 221 July 12, 2002	Creating and designating a parcel of land of the private domain situated in the Municipality of Rosario, Province of Cavite, as Special Economic Zone to be annexed to the Cavite Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 220 July 12, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, July 23, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in Batangas City.
Proclamation No. 219 July 10, 2002	Declaring Thursday, July 18, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Cotabato.
Proclamation No. 218 July 10, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 607, series of 1990, by resetting the celebration of Accountancy Week from the fourth week of July of every year to the third week of July of every year thereafter.
Proclamation No. 217 July 10, 2002	Declaring Monday, July 15, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Holiday throughout the country.
Proclamation No. 216 June 27, 2002	Declaring the month of July 2002 and every year thereafter as Good Urban Governance Month.
Proclamation No. 215 July 4, 2002	Declaring the month of July 2002 as "National Marketing Month".
Proclamation No. 214 June 20, 2002	Declaring the Mt. Isarog National Park situated in the City of Naga and Municipalities of Calabanga, Tinambac, Tigaon, Goa, Ocampo and Pili, Province of Camarines Sur, as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act 7586 (Nipas Act of 1992) to be henceforth known as Mt. Isarog Natural Park.
Proclamation No. 213 June 20, 2002	Creating and designating a parcel of land of the private domain situated in Ayala Avenue corner H.V. Dela Costa Street, City of Makati, as Information Technology Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 212 June 20, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, July 23, 2002, as a Special Non Working Day in the City of Gingoog.
Proclamation No. 211 June 19, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, July 23, 2002, as a Special Non Working Day in the City of Gingoog.
Proclamation No. 210 June 19, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, July 2, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Pasig.
Proclamation No. 209 June 19, 2002	Declaring Thursday, July 11, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Valenzuela.
Proclamation No. 208 June 19, 2002	Declaring Thursday, June 20, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Cotabato.
Proclamation No. 207 June 19, 2002	Declaring Thursday, June 20, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Dagupan.
Proclamation No. 206 June 10, 2002	Declaring Monday, June 24, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Manila.
Proclamation No. 205 June 10, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, June 19, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Laguna.
Proclamation No. 204 June 11, 2002	Declaring the year 2002 as the Year of Dignity of Labor and a Culture of Interfaith Dialogue.
Proclamation No. 203 June 3, 2002	Declaring November 4 to 10, 2002 as National Dancesport Week.
Proclamation No. 202 May 27, 2002	Reserving for the school site purposes a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in the Barrios of Carromata and Umalag, Municipality of San Miguel, Province of Surigao Del Sur, island of Mindanao.
Proclamation No. 201 May 28, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, June 11, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Rizal.
Proclamation No. 200 May 17, 2002	Declaring the second week of May of every year as “Safe Motherhood Week”
Proclamation No. 199 May 17, 2002	Creating the Annual International Maritime Awards and an International Maritime Awards Committee to administer the conferment of the awards.
Proclamation No. 198 May 16, 2002	Declaring year 2002 as the Regional Development Planning Year.
Proclamation No. 197 May 16, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, June 19, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Northern Samar.
Proclamation No. 196 May 3, 2002	Creating and designating a parcel of land of the private domain situated in Barangay Bacao, Municipality of General Trias, Province of Cavite, as Special Economic Zone to be annexed to the Cavite Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 195 May 3, 2002	Declaring certain parcel of land of the public domain as site of the Agusan Del Norte integrated Agro-Forestry and Dairy Stock Farm Project situated at Barangay Maningalao, Municipality of Las Nieves, Province of Agusan Del Norte.
Proclamation No. 194 April 25, 2002	Declaring November 8 of every year as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Aklan in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Godofredo P. Ramos, the "Father of Aklan".
Proclamation No. 193 May 3, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land situated along Pascor Drive, Barangay Sto. Niño, Parañaque City, as Information Technology Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 192 May 3, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, June 11, 2002 as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Sagay, Province of Negros Occidental.
Proclamation No. 191 May 6, 2002	Declaring the period from May 20 to 26, 2002 as "Hog Farmers Week".
Proclamation No. 190 April 29, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated at Barangay Cannery, Municipality of Polomolok, Province of South Cotabato as Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 189 April 25, 2002	Declaring Thursday, April 25, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Isabela, Province of Basilan.
Proclamation No. 188 April 29, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, April 30, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in Dagupan City.
Proclamation No. 187 April 26, 2002	Amending Proclamation No. 259 dated March 23, 2000, by declaring the celebration of Philippine Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) every year on a date specified by the GYSD International Coordinating Committee (ICC) and to be handled by a national lead agency identified every year by the ICC.
Proclamation No. 186 April 18, 2002	Declaring the mountain ranges of northwest Panay peninsula situated in the Municipalities of Nabas, Malay, Buruanga, Province of Aklan and Municipalities of Libertad and Pandan in the Province of Antique as protected area pursuant to R.A. 7586 (Nipas act of 1992) and shall be known as the northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park.
Proclamation No. 185 April 24, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcel of lands of the private domain situated in Barangay Bacao, General Trias, Cavite, as annex to the Cavite Economic Zone.
Proclamation No. 184 April 29, 2002	Declaring May 8 of every year as "Araw ng Hermosa" in the Municipality of Hermosa, Province of Bataan.
Proclamation No. 183 April 23, 2002	Revoking Proclamation No. 66, series of 1999, declaring the lahar-affected rivers and embankment areas in the Provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales as environmentally critical areas and as mineral reservation under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Proclamation No. 182 April 16, 2002	Excluding from the operation of Executive Order No. 10 dated April 2, 1907 which established the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) situated in the Municipality of Muñoz, Province of Nueva Ecija, a certain portion of the land embraced therein and declaring the same for housing site purposes of the CLSU faculty and staff.
Proclamation No. 181 April 16, 2002	Creating and designating a parcel of land of the private domain situated in the Barangay of Javalera, Municipality of General Trias, Province of Cavite, as part of Gateway Business Park Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916, as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 180 April 16, 2002	Declaring the period from april 7 to 13, 2002, as labor management cooperation week.
Proclamation No. 179 April 17, 2002	Declaring Friday, April 19, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Holiday in the City of Tarlac.
Proclamation No. 178 April 15, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, May 7, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of San Pablo.
Proclamation No. 177 April 15, 2002	Proposed proclamation creating and designating certain parcels of land situated in Barangays San Rafael and Sta. Anastacia, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, in the Province of Batangas as a Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 176 April 15, 2002	Declaring the year 2002 as “The Year of Mountains”, and the month of June of every year thereafter as “The Month of Mountains” in the Philippines, and providing for the conduct of activities for its celebration.
Proclamation No. 175 April 9, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated at Barangay Makiling, City of Calamba, Province of Laguna as a Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proklamasyon Blg. 174 April 12, 2002	Nagtatakda sa taong 2002 bilang Sentenaryo Ng Pambansang Kilusan Ng Mga Manggagawa Ng Pilipinas.
Proclamation No. 173 April 9, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, April 16, 2002, as a National Working Holiday and as a Special Non-Working Holiday in the Province of Batangas and in the Cities of Batangas, Lipa and Tanauan.
Proclamation No. 172 April 8, 2002	Declaring a Day of National Mourning over the death of Maestro Lucio San Pedro, National Artist.
Proclamation No. 171 April 8, 2002	Declaring a Day of National Mourning over the death of Levi Celerio, National Artist.
Proclamation No. 170 April 2, 2002	Declaring april 8, 2002, Monday, as a Regular (Non-Working) Holiday throughout the country, and April 9, 2002, Tuesday, as a Regular Working Day in commemoration of Araw Ng Kagitingan.
Proclamation No. 169 April 1, 2002	Reserving for military purposes and declaring as Ulugan Bay Naval Reservation, under the administration of the Department of National Defense, certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in Ulugan Bay Area, Barangay Bahile, Puerto Princesa City, Island of Palawan.
Proclamation No. 168 March 28, 2002	Creating and designating a parcel of land of the private domain situated in Barangay Sabang, City of Danao, Province of Cebu, as Special Economic Zone to be known as MRI Ecozone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 167 March 25, 2002	Declaring the week of March 24-31, 2002 and every year thereafter as BIMP-EAGA week.
Proclamation No. 166 March 15, 2002	Declaring Thursday, March 21, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Victorias, Negros Occidental.
Proclamation No. 165 March 13, 2002	Declaring the period from March 11 to 17, 2002, as National Building and Construction Industry Week.
Proclamation No. 164 March 11, 2002	Declaring Saturday, March 30, 2002 as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the country and allowing the public sector, under certain conditions, not to report for work on Wednesday, March 27, 2002.
Proclamation No. 163 March 7, 2002	Declaring Thursday, March 7, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Basilan.
Proclamation No. 162 March 4, 2002	Declaring Friday, March 8, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the Province of Compostela Valley.
Proclamation No. 161 February 28, 2002	Declaring the period from February 28 to March 6, 2002 and every year thereafter as National Peace Consciousness Week.
Proclamation No. 160 February 24, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, February 27, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of General Santos.
Proclamation No. 159 February 24, 2002	Declaring Sunday, February 24, 2002, as “Araw Ng Zamboanga Sibugay”.
Proclamation No. 158 February 19, 2002	Declaring Thursday, February 28, 2002, as a Special Non Working Day in the City of Escalante, Province of Negros Occidental.
Proclamation No. 157 February 18, 2002	Declaring the month of February as “National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month”
Proclamation No. 156 February 13, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated in Barangay Canlubang, Municipality of Calamba, Province of Laguna, to be annexed into and form part of the Carmelray Industrial Park Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 155 February 13, 2002	Creating and designating certain parcels of land of the private domain situated in Barangay Punta, Municipality of Calamba, Province of Laguna, as a Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
Proclamation No. 154 February 13, 2002	Declaring the period from February 1 to 28, 2002 as National Health Insurance Program Month.
Proclamation No. 153 February 12, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, February 13, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Parañaque.
Proclamation No. 152 February 11, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, February 26, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Zamboanga.
Proclamation No. 151 February 11, 2002	Declaring February 25, 2002, Monday as a Special National Holiday.
Proclamation No. 150 January 25, 2002	Declaring Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, 2002, as Special Non-Working Days in the City of Cabanatuan.
Proclamation No. 149 January 24, 2002	Declaring February 2, 2002 as a Special Non-Working Day in Commemoration of Constitution Day.
Proclamation No. 148 January 24, 2002	Declaring June 9 of every year as Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day.
Proclamation No. 147 January 22, 2002	Declaring June 9 of every year as Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day.
Proclamation No. 146 January 22, 2002	Declaring Tuesday, February 12, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Day in the City of Kidapawan.
Proclamation No. 145 January 18, 2002	Declaring a certain parcel of land known as Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Company (“BASECO”) area situated in port area, City of Manila open for disposition to its actual occupants in accordance with R.A. 730, in relation to the provisions of Public Land Act (C.A. No. 141), as amended.
Proclamation No. 144 January 18, 2002	Segregating certain area from the parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 6735 under the administration of Manila International Airport Authority by virtue of Executive Order No. 903 s. 1983 situated in Barrio Balagbag, San Roque and Maricaban, City of Pasay and declaring the same open to disposition to qualified applicants in accordance with Act No. 3038, in relation to the provisions of the Public Land Act, Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended.
Proclamation No. 143 January 16, 2002	Declaring Friday January 18, 2002 as a Special Public Holiday in the Municipality of Kalibo, Aklan.
Proclamation No. 142 January 16, 2002	Declaring Wednesday, January 16, 2002, as a Special Non-Working Holiday in the Municipality of Navotas.
Proclamation No. 141 January 11, 2002	Declaring the period January 19 to 24, 2002 as “ASEAN University Games Week”.
Proclamation No. 140 January 9, 2002	Declaring January 16, 2002 a special working holiday in the Province of Batangas, including the Cities of Lipa and Batangas, in observance of the Foundation Day of the Province of Batangas.
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