Proclamation No. 1786, s. 1978

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1786, September 20, 1978 ]

DECLARING SEPTEMBER 28, 1978 A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE IN HONOR OF THE LATE WENCESLAO VINZONS.

WHEREAS, the sixty-ninth birth anniversary of the late Wenceslao Vinzons falls on September 28, 1978;

WHEREAS, Wenceslao Vinzons deserves the honor and tribute of his countrymen, for giving his life to the nation at a time when the Filipinos needed an example of courage and resistance against a foreign aggressor;

WHEREAS, for this supreme act of courage and patriotism, Wenceslao Vinzons deserves to be remembered by his people and be held up as an example for this and the next generations;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, 28 September 1978, as a special public holiday for the entire province of Camarines Norte, so that the people of that place may do homage and honor to a loyal and patriotic son of that province;

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant