Proclamation No. 478, s. 2003

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FL . BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WD Nset

PROCLAMATION NO.478

NAMING THE LOCATION OF THE BEDROOM USED BY PRESIDENT DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL AS THE MACAPAGAL ROOM

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2 dated May 6, 1998 by the National Historical Institute and Presidential Decree No. 260 dated August 1, 1973, declared Malacafiang Palace a National Historical Landmark;

WHEREAS, every past administration in the country reflects a particular period in our nation’s rich history; and

WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that Malacafiang Palace, residence and office of the President of the Philippines should recognize the historic connection past presidents have with Malacafang Palace.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby name the location of the bedroom in Malacafiang Palace used by President Diosdado Macapagal, as the Macapagal Room, in recognition of the historic value of the room in which he stayed, thereby serving as a tangible reminder of President Diosdado Macapagal’s administration.

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 28" day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.

By the President:

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