Proclamation No. 245, s. 1988

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Manila Kren cook BY GEE PRESTOMNT OF Thi PHILEEPINES

PROCLAMATION 10, 245 OLerING 1989 AS THis: SSTLIPFINS FEeeia Yys.R

WHEMENS, the Philippines counts among its rich cultural heritage the celebration of fiestas and other indizenous activities in the vericus towns and cities;

webshaS, these fiestas and activities shsuld be celebrated in their sinple yet: authentic manner giving ue emphesis: te: their historical and traditional signi- ficance;

eHuReAS, this aspect of Filisine lif@ which: fs oa continuous Testivities — an intesesting nix of Christian, iusitim and cther beliefs — shoula te fully projected here and atread in order to Pali appreciate the resl Filinins;

erika, the proper projection and szromotion of th rhilippines as the Fiesta Islands will ere: tly contrihut é to tne promotion of the imicisvines as a Whiglefsne tourist cestineticn;

the Dhilippines, by virtue of the vowers vested in me by law, Go hereby proclaim 1929 as the Mhilippine Siesta Year: IM wWEEhass lags I have hereunto ‘set my hetd and caused. the seal of the Nepublic of the rnilinpines to be affixed.

Done in the City of senila, this 12th day of spril in the year of Our Lerd, nineteen hundred and eichts-eisht.

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