Proclamation No. 709, s. 1970

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 709, July 22, 1970 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1970, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE.

WHEREAS, Wednesday, July 1, 1970, marks the tenth anniversary of the creation of the province of Southern Leyte; and

WHEREAS, the people of this province desire to be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in the history of their province;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PONCIANO G. A. MATHAY, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Wednesday, July 1, 1970, as a special public holiday in the province of Southern Leyte.

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 22nd day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

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

By the Acting Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary