Proclamation No. 717, s. 1960

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 717, November 14, 1960 ]

DECLARING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1960, AS COMMONWEALTH DAY, AND DESIGNATING THE PHILIPPINE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TO TAKE CHARGE OF ITS CELEBRATION

WHEREAS, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines falls on November 15, 1960; and

WHEREAS, it is but proper that such a historic event be observed with appropriate ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, November 15, 1960, as Commonwealth Day and designate The Philippine Historical Association to take charge of its observance.

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 14th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifteenth.

CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

NATALIO P. CASTILLO
Executive Secretary