Proclamation No. 373, s. 1968

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 373, March 21, 1968 ]

DECLARING TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1968, AS “FRANCISCO BALAGTAS DAY”.

WHEREAS, the second day of April is the birthday of Francisco Balagtas, Prince of Filipino poets; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to render homage to the great Filipino poet;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, April 2, 1968, as “Francisco Balagtas Day” in all Tagalog provinces and cities.

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 sixty-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS
Executive Secretary