Proclamation No. 173, s. 1987

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 173, October 22, 1987 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR.

WHEREAS, November 11, 1987, marks the 20th charter anniversary of the Province of Samar (Western Samar); and

WHEREAS, the people of Samar should be afforded the opportunity to celebrate this historic event with fitting ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare November 11, 1987, as a special day in the Province of Samar.

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 22nd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Acting Executive Secretary