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Marcos declares last working day of November as 'National Bike-to-Work Day'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Personal mobility advocates call against the alleged systemic removal of bike lanes during a protest in Makati City on February 12, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/02/12/20230212-bike-lanes-makati-md-9-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Personal mobility advocates call against the alleged systemic removal of bike lanes during a protest in Makati City on February 12, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared the last working day of November of every year as the &quot;National Bike-to-Work Day&quot;.</p><p>According to Proclamation No. 409, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday, the declaration is part of the government&#x27;s efforts to raise public awareness on the viability of cycling as a mode of transportation and promote active transport in the Philippines&quot;.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. declares November 30 as National Bike-To-Work Day. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/pia_gutierrez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pia_gutierrez</a> <a href="https://t.co/MZaokknlgn">pic.twitter.com/MZaokknlgn</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1729859471059620264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It also cited Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, which declares that it is the policy of the State to &quot;protect the right of a the people to a balanced and healthful ecology&quot;, and Republic Act No. 8749 or the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999, which emphasized the responsibility of the state to ensure a balance between development and environmental protection.</p><p>&quot;The Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 underscores the need to develop active transport network, and accord highest priority to pedestrians and cyclists in the hierarchy of road users,&quot; the proclamation stated.</p><p>In line with the proclamation, Marcos designated the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on Active Transport (IATWG-AT) of the Department of Health (DOH) to lead and supervise the observance of the &quot;National Bike-to-Work Day&quot;.</p><p>The IATWG-AT is also mandated to identify programs, projects and activities for the annual celebration.<br/> </p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared the last working day of November of every year as the 'National Bike-to-Work Day'.