Palace declares June 24 a holiday in Manila

Manila City Hall — INQUIRER.net file photo

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has declared June 24 a holiday in Manila to celebrate the 454th founding anniversary of the Philippine capital.

Under Proclamation No. 925, dated June 11, which was published in the Official Gazette on Thursday, June 24, Araw ng Maynila was designated a special nonworking day.

“It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration,” the President said in authorizing the local holiday.

Manila is the country’s capital and seat of government. It is also the second most populous city after Quezon City, with a population of 1.846 million, according to the 2020 census.

Araw ng Maynila celebrates the day that Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi set foot in Manila on June 24, 1571, and declared it a territory of Mexico.