Proclamation No. 228, s. 1988

‘VS LIBRARY MALACANANG

Manila 3° THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 228

DECLARING TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1988, AS A SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN TH PROVINCE OF CAVITE AND THE CITIES OF CAVITE, TAGAYTAY AND TRECE MARTIRES.

WHEREAS, Tuesday, March 22, 1988, marks the 119th birthday of General Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic and recognized leader of the Philippine Revolution;

WHEREAS, March 22, 1988, also marks the 91st anni-~ versary of the Tejeros Convention establishing the 1897 Revolutionary Government which, through the election of General Emilio Aguinaldo as its President, signalled the start of an era of growing consciousness of nationalism in the country;

WHEREAS, through this historical event, General Emilio Aguinaldo was recognized as a symbol of national

unity and spokesman of his people's national aspirations; and

WHEREAS, the people of Cavite, his birthplace, should be given full opportunity to celebrate the day with appro- priate ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, March 22, 1988, asa special holiday in the Province of Cavite and the Cities of Cavite, Tagaytay and Trece tlartires.

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 21st day of March in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.

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