Proclamation No. 811, s. 1971 - Signed on February 10, 1971: Declaring Wednesday, March 31, 1971, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte and in the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
Signed on February 10, 1971: Declaring Wednesday, March 31, 1971, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte and in the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
Proclamation No. 811, s. 1971
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 811, February 10, 1971 ]
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1971, AS a SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCES OF LEYTE AND SOUTHERN LEYTE AND IN THE CITIES OF ORMOC AND TACLOBAN.
WHEREAS, Wednesday, March 31, 1971, marks the 450th anniversary of the first Holy Mass in the Philippines held at Limasawa Island, off the mainland of Leyte; and
WHEREAS, at least the people of Leyte should be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in the conversion of our people to Christianity;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, March 31, 1971, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte and in the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
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 10th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
Proclamation No. 811, s. 1971 - Signed on February 10, 1971: Declaring Wednesday, March 31, 1971, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte and in the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.. BatasPH. Approved February 10, 1971. https://batasph.thirdygayares.com/proclamations/proclamation-no-811-s-1971