President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 678, declaring Tuesday, September 3, 2024, as a Day of National Mourning over the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Federico Caballero.
"The death of Manlilikha ng Bayan Federico Caballero is a great loss to our nation, and it is appropriate to honor his outstanding commitment to the preservation of the Panay Bukidnon cultural and artistic heritage," the Proclamation 678 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin read.
Republic Act 8491, also known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, mandates that the Philippine flag be flown at half-mast on all buildings and places where it is displayed on the day of interment for a recipient of a national order or decoration.
In accordance with the proclamation, the national flag will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on all government buildings and installations both in the Philippines and abroad on September 3.
Caballero of the Panay Bukidnon community in Calinog, Iloilo received the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award in 2000 for his expertise in the Sugidanon, the epics of Central Panay.
He died on August 17 at the age of 88.
