Proclamation No. 342, s. 1964

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 342, December 29, 1964 ]

DECLARING JANUARY 1 TO 7, 1965, AS FLAG WEEK

WHEREAS, our flag is the consecrated repository of our ideals and traditions and the historic symbol of our sovereignty; and

WHEREAS, there is need of instilling in the minds and hearts of the citizenry greater honor, respect, and reverence for our flag;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from January 1 to 7, 1965, as Flag Week and enjoin all government officials and employees as well as private citizens of the Philippines to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies.

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 29th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-four.

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines

By the President:

JUAN S. CANCIO
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary