Proclamation No. 980, s. 1972

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 980, March 3, 1972 ]

DECLARING MARCH 16, 1972, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN DAVAO CITY

WHEREAS, Thursday, March 16, 1972, marks the fifth anniversary of the charter of the City of Davao; and

WHEREAS, the people of that city should be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in their city’s his­tory;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Thurs­day, March 16, 1972, as a special public holiday in Davao City.

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 3rd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary