Proclamation No. 71, s. 2001

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 71

DECLARING SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2001, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 220 dated July 15, 1987, created the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) comprising the Provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Mountain Province, and the City of Baguio;

WHEREAS, on this historic day, the Cordillera people saw the realization of

their aspirations for administrative decentralization, which they have been struggling to achieve for more than half a century;

WHEREAS, there is a need to provide opportunity for the people of CAR to hold fitting celebrations to highlight the historic significance of the occasion;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me in Book I, Chapter 7, Section 27 of

the Administrative Code of 1987, do hereby declare Sunday, July 15, 2001, as a special day in the Cordillera Administrative Region.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | 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 Ath day of July in the year of Our Lord,

two thousand and one.

By the President:

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ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary

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