Proclamation No. 1661, s. 1977

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1661, August 18, 1977 ]

DECLARING FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1977, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN QUEZON CITY AND QUEZON PROVINCE.

WHEREAS, Friday, August 19, 1977, marks the 99th 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 and Quezon Province 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 Friday, August 19, 1977, as a special public holiday in Quezon City and Quezon Province.

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 18th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant