Proclamation No. 1185, which was signed last 17 December 2015 by President Benigno S. Aquino III, proclaimed January 12, 2016 as a holiday in the entire city.
Proclamation No. 1185, which was signed last 17 December 2015 by President Benigno S. Aquino III, proclaimed January 12, 2016 as a holiday in the entire city.
Under the proclamation, President Aquino said it is fitting and proper for the people of Valencia City to be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the said occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
To mark the importance of the occasion, Mayor Azucena P. Huervas said “this year’s Founding Anniversary celebration is ‘month-long’ to showcase what makes us matchless as we also celebrate the Golden Harvest and Christmas Festival from December 12 to January 12, 2016."
History showed that immigration of Christian settlers to Valencia started in the middle 1930s until it was formally born on January 16, 1961 by virtue of the provisions of Malacanang’s Executive Order No. 360.
Valencia attained its city status after the ratification of Republic Act 8985 in January 12, 2001. (RLRB/PIA Bukidnon)
