Proclamation No. 500 declaring Friday, 15 June 2018, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the City of Angeles, Pampanga.
The volcanic eruptionof Mt. Pinatubo on 15 June 1991, the second-largest in the 20th century, caused massive destruction to the Provinces of Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
In view of rationalizing and integrating the government's rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of the eruption, then President Corazon C. Aquino created a Task Force on the Rehabilitation of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption-Affected Areas.
To render approciate tribute to those who perished, as well as to those who survived, and to those who helped in the relocation, rehabilitation and recovery of families affected by the volcanic eruption, the City of Angeles, Pampanga requested that 15 June 2018 be declared a special (non-working) day in remembrance of the ruinous volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
