National Day of Mourning for Federico Caballero
September 3, 2024
𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟲𝟳𝟴, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻.
The #NationalLibraryPH stands in solidarity with the National Day of Mourning for Federico Caballero. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Tuesday as a Day of National Mourning following the passing of Federico Caballero, a revered epic chanter and cultural guardian of the Sulod-Bukidnon tribe in Central Panay, who was honored as a National Living Treasure. President Marcos issued a presidential proclamation to acknowledge Caballero’s dedication to preserving and promoting the Sugidanon tradition in his community.