Proclamation No. 1584, s. 1976

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1584, September 14, 1976 ]

DECLARING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1976, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

WHEREAS, on Tuesday, September 21, 1976, we once again celebrate our National Thanksgiving Day in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the New Society which ushered in an era of peace and prosperity in this country;

WHEREAS, after four years of consistent and relentless effort towards social, economic and political development the advent of the New Society can undoubtedly be considered the most significant milestone in our struggle for progress; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that we pause for a day from our labors and toils and ponder on the significance of this momentous event in our lives;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, September 21, 1976, as a special public holiday.

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 14th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant