DepEd Memorandum No. 114, s. 2022 : Dissemination of Presidential Proclamation No. 96 (Declaring 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning Over the Passing of National Artist Arturo Luiz)

DepEd Memorandum No. 114, s. 2022

Dissemination of Presidential Proclamation No. 96

(Declaring 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning Over the Passing of National Artist Arturo Luiz)

 

24 NOV 2022

 

DepEd MEMORANDUM

No. 114, s. 2022

 

DISSEMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 96

(Declaring 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning Over the Passing of National Artist Arturo Luz)

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Chiefs of Divisions

All Others Concerned

 

1. For the information and guidance of all concerned, enclosed is a copy of Presidential Proclamation No. 96 dated November 15, 2022, titled Declaring 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning Over the Passing of National Artist Arturo Luz.

2. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

 

 

By Authority of the Secretary

 

 

(SGD) EPIMACO V. DENSING III

Undersecretary and Chief of Staff

 

Encl.:

            As stated

Reference: 

None

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

BUREAUS AND OFFICES

LEGISLATION

SCHOOLS

 

 

(Enclosure to DepEd Memorandum No. 114, s. 2022)

 

MALACANAN PALACE

MANILA

 

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 96

 

DECLARING 26 NOVEMBER 2022 AS A DAY OF NATIONAL MOURNING OVER THE PASSING OF NATIONAL ARTIST ARTURO LUZ

 

WHEREAS, the passing of National Artist Arturo Luz is a great loss to our nation;

 

WHEREAS, his prestigio~s influence as a pillar of Filipino visual arts and his lifelong dedication to preserve and develop the country's cultural and artistic heritage will always be an inspiration to the Filipino people;

 

WHEREAS, the nation mourns and joins the family and friends of National Artist Arturo Luz in this moment of sorrow; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27(k), Chapter 1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 8491 or the "Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines," in relation to Proclamation No. 1001 (s. 1972), as amended, the flag shall be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning on all buildings and places where it is displayed on the day of the interment of the recipients of the National Artist award;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby declare 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning over the passing of National Artist Arturo Luz.

 

As provided for by law, the national flag shall be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, on all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines and abroad, on 26 November 2022.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

 

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 15th. day of November in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.

 

By the President:

 

 

(SGD) LUCAS P. BERSAMIN

Executive Secretary

 

 

Full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 114, s. 2022: