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DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. , s.2O22
DISSEMIITATIOIY OI' PRESIDEITTIAL PROCLA.MATIOT ItO. 96
(Declaring 26 November 2022 as a Day of National Mourning
Over the Passing of National Arlist Arturo Luz)

To: Undersecreta-ries
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 1,5, 2022 titted Declarlng 26

Ifovember 20/22 es a Day of lllatlooal Uourning Over the Passtag of ational

Attlst Arturo Luz.
2. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

By Authority of the Secretary:

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MALACANAN PALACE
MANII,A

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 prestigiorls 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 lmplementing 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, l, 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.
lN 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.

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