Proclamation No. 984, s. 1972

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 984, March 10, 1972 ]

DECLARING SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1972, AS A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING

WHEREAS, the promotion of peace, happiness and contentment of the people is among the highest goals of government;

WHEREAS, our efforts for the attainment of this goal are being threatened by the activities and operations of certain elements of our society seeking Lo impose an atheistic and violence-oriented ideology on our people; and

WHEREAS, a day of prayer and fasting may serve to promote the attainment of our national goals;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Saturday, April 1, 1972, as a national day of prayer and fasting.

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 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