Proclamation No. 708, s. 1970

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 708, June 21, 1970 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF MANILA.

WHEREAS, the 399th anniversary foundation of the City of Manila falls on June 24, 1970; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that the people of Manila be given ample opportunity to celebrate the event with appropriate ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, June 24, 1970, as a special public holiday in the City of Manila.

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

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

By the President:

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