Manila, Dec. 27 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared several days in January 2026 as special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities to give local communities time to commemorate founding anniversaries, fiestas, and cultural events.

Jan. 5 was declared as a special non-working day in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur under Proclamation 1109, as the municipality marks its 440th founding anniversary.

Proclamation 1110, meanwhile, sets Jan. 6 as a special non-working day in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, for its 56th Charter Anniversary and 96th year as provincial capital.

Both proclamations were signed on Dec. 15.

Marcos also signed Proclamation 1114, which proclaims Jan. 5 as a special non-working day in Bauang, La...