Marcos Jr declares dad’s Sept 11 birthday a holiday in Ilocos Norte

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (right). - Official Facebook page of President Bongbong Marcos and Wikimedia Commons

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday (Aug 24) declared Sept 11 this year – his father’s birth anniversary – a holiday in Ilocos Norte.

In issuing Proclamation No. 327, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the President notes, “[i]t is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Ilocos Norte be given full opportunity to participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration.”