Proclamation No. 287, s. 1993

MAr..ACANANG MANILA Il1rlJ BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHiliPPINES t" .PROCLAMATION NO.287 DECLARING NOVEMBER 5,1993 AS A NON-WORKING DAY OF MOURNING IN ORMOC CITY TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THOSE WHO PERISHED AS A RESULT OF THE DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY TYPHOON URING WHEREAS, Ormoc City will be commemorating on November 5, 1993 the second death anniversary of those who perished as a result of the destruc- tion wrought by Typhoon Uring on November 5, 1991; WHEREAS, in his letter dated 29 October 1993, City Mayor EufrocinoM. Codilla of Ormoc City has requested for the issuance of Presidential Proclamation declaring November 5, 1993 as a special non-working day of mourning in Ormoc City; WHEREAS, it is but proper that the people of Ormoc City be given the opportunity to commemorate this tragic day with solemn ceremonies. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FI DEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested upon me by law, do hereby proclaim November 5, 1993 as a non-working day of mourning in Ormoc City. Furthermore, let this day be a reminder that this tragic event would not have happened if our forest have been accorded due pro- tection. DONE in the City of Manila, this I/{it day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety -three. /1 ( By the President: . ., ? 1/ /f ,JR. TFIST<i T. Executive Secretary F'r.'IS r B RJ\RY TPiI r" n \1 1 0 1993 934176 Date ,iJ