Proclamation No. 340, s. 2000

MALACANANG Nis L498,

Manila

MPM BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES 1870

PROCLAMATION NO. 340

DECLARING MONDAY, JULY 31, 2000, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE

WHEREAS, the National Historical Institute has alreadv recognized the Battle of Pave, July 31, 1900. as the first officially recorded encounter between the American Troops and the Filipino Revolutionary Force in the Island of Marinduque:

WHEREAS, the Battle of Pave wherein our ancestors have shown positive values worthy of emulation should be accorded due importance like other historical events. especially on its centennial anniversary:

WHEREAS, it is only appropriate that the people of the Province of Marinduque, : be given ample time to prepare the commemorative centenary rites of this event. :

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the ; Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me in Book I, Chapter 7, Section 27. of the . Administrative Code of 1987, do hereby declare Monday. July 31. 2000, as a special dav : in the Province of Marinduque in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the ° Battle of Pave. °

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 Citv of Manila, this 7h day of July, in the vear of Our Lord, two

thousand.

By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA ' Executive Secretarv

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