MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang declared Sept. 3, 2024 as a Day of National Mourning over the passing of Manlilikha ng Bayan Federico Caballero and ordered all Philippine flags to be flown at half-mast on all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines and abroad.
Proclamation 678 was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, by authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“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 circular read.
Caballero of the Panay Bukidnon community in Calinog, Iloilo, was declared as Manlilikha ng Bayan in 2000 in recognition of his commitment to safeguarding and propagating the Sugidanon tradition of his community.
He was conferred the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award for his expertise in the Sugidanon, the epics of Central Panay.
Republic Act 8491, or the “Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines,” provides that the Philippine 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 interment of a recipient of national order and decoration.
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