Proclamation No. 584, s. 2004

MALACANANG

MANILA PMS - LIBRARY

MIN YU s2244 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 584

DECLARING MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004 AS GENERAL EMILIO

AGUINALDO DAY AND THE COMMEMORATION OF THE TEJEROS CONVENTION

WHEREAS, Monday, March 22, 2004, marks the birth anniversary of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the 1° President of the Philippine Republic;

WHEREAS, on the same date the Tejeros Convention was held in which

General Emilio Aguinaldo won in absentia the 1% presidential election in the Philippines;

WHEREAS, it is fitting that the Filipino people should continue to remember the sacrifices of our heroes.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERTO G. ROMULO, Executive Secretary, by Order of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Monday, March 22, 2004 as General Emilio Aguinaldo Day and the

commemoration of the Tejeros Convention. The day, however, shall be a regular working day. :

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

By order of the President:

(Mo bG hi 2h ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary