Proclamation No. 662, s. 1970

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 662, March 6, 1970 ]

DECLARING MARCH 16, 1970, AS “ARAW NG DABAW” AND A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN DAVAO CITY.

WHEREAS, Monday, March 16, 1970, marks the 33rd anniversary of the charter of the City of Davao; and

WHEREAS, the people of that city should be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in their city’s history;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Monday, March 16, 1970, as “Araw ng Dabaw” and a special public holiday in Davao City.

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 6th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Acting Executive Secretary

By the President:

(Sgd.) PONCIANO G. A. MATHAY
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary