Proclamation No. 1570, s. 1976

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1570, August 16, 1976 ]

DECLARING THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1976, AS A SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN QUEZON CITY.

WHEREAS, Thursday, August 19, 1976, marks the birth anniversary of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, one of the foremost leaders and statesmen the country ever produced;

WHEREAS, the residents of Quezon City desire to celebrate his birthday with fitting ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, August 19, 1976, as a special public holiday in Quezon City.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of August in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant