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For town fiesta: Carcar dubs Nov.

24 & 25 special holidays


() - November 7, 2005 - 12:00am
The municipal government of Carcar declared November 24 and 25 as special non-working
holidays, coinciding with the culminating two days of the town's week-long fiesta celebration
from November 15 to 25.

Mayor Mario Barcenas officially declared the holidays in accordance with the municipal council
resolution no. 336, approved Thursday.

Barcenas saw it fitting to declare as holidays the final two days of the annual celebration, in
honor of the town's patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Vice Mayor Roger Montesclaros said that the declaration of special non-working holidays in
Carcar no longer needs the approval of the national government.

He explained that the law accorded a local government unit an authority, through its local
council, to declare such holidays, as practiced already in the previous years.

Councilor Edgardo Oca, who authored the resolution, said the intent of the holiday declaration is
to grant the Carcaranons full time to celebrate their fiesta with the true spirit of custom and
tradition.

"The Sangguniang Bayan of Carcar recognizes the value of preserving the customs and tradition
of Carcaranons," said Oca, adding that the weeklong celebration of the fiesta will not just be a
cultural fare but also a promotion of art and religion of the Filipinos.

Highlighting the fiesta, Carcar will be holding also its third Kabkaban Festival.

In 1620, Carcar was named after a town in the northern province of Navarre in Spain. The
original name of the town was Kabkab, which later became Kabcar and finally Carcar. - Garry
B. Lao

President Rodrigo Duterte wants to declare the two days preceding his third State of the Nation
Address (SONA) as a holiday so his critics can gather to protest.

In a speech in Davao City Friday (July 6), Duterte said people are free to air their grievance
against him.

“Gusto ko nga magpista kayong lahat. I will declare the next two days as bakasyon time. So that
all the people can go there during the SONA address at mag-demonstrate kayo doon,” he said at
the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week.

Duterte ordered the police and military to exercise maximum tolerance against the protesters,
saying he does not want them to use guns during the rallies.
“As much as possible, I do not want to see any rifle, anything there except your baton and your
shield. And you have to — the sacrifice, duraan ka diyan, pati ‘yung mga foreigners sumasabi ng
mura sa inyo, hayaan mo sila,” he said.

Duterte will deliver his third SONA before a joint session of Congress on July 23.

It’s unknown if the President is serious about his plan for a two-day pre-SONA holiday.
However, the day of the address has often been declared a holiday in Quezon City due to the
traffic jams caused by the protests.

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