LINGAYEN - Today, January 9, is a special non-working holiday in the province of Pangasinan.
The office of Governor Amado Espino Jr. received Executive Order (EO) 1700 from Malacañang declaring January 9 as a holiday.
The province will mark Friday the 64th Anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf Landings. Also called Veterans Day, the celebration is dubbed as Agew ya Kawayangan ed Pangasinan (Pangasinan Liberation/Freedom Day).
The Agew ya Kawayangan ed Pangasinan commemoration program will be held at 8 a.m. at the Veterans Park.
The guest of honor and speaker is former president Fidel Ramos, himself a Pangasinense war veteran. There were reports however that Ramos might not be able to make it as he is in the hospital.
Espino will lead the wreath-laying at the World War II Monument, as well as, in welcoming the Pangasinense World War II veterans who will attend the occasion.
Meanwhile, a misinformation preempting the Provincial Government's announcement of the special holiday circulated in the province Thursday morning.
Several banks and schools allegedly received a fax copy of a "fake" executive order.
The fake EO was Proclamation 1442 dated January 6, 2009. It was signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
Scrutinizing the copy that reached the provincial Capitol, Proclamation 1442 was the one issued by Malacañang last year.
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