Proclamation No. 867, s. 1971

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 867, June 18, 1971 ]

DECLARING SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1971, AS a SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA AND IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO.

WHEREAS, June 19, 1971, marks the one hundred eleventh birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the residents of Laguna, his birthplace, should at least be given full opportunity to celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies in keeping with his ideals and teachings;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERTO V. REYES, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Saturday, June 19, 1971, as a special public holiday in the Province of Laguna and in the City of San Pablo.

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 18th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) FLORES BAYOT
Assistant Executive Secretary