Signed on October 17, 1997: Declaring Monday, October 20, 1997 as a special day in the city of Ormoc
Signed on October 17, 1997: Creating and designating certain lands of the private domain situated in barangay Cawag (Cabangan) and barangay Asinan Proper in Subic, Zambales, as a special economic zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916
Signed on October 10, 1997: Declaring October 15, 1997, and of every year thereafter, as "National Rural Women's Day"
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Levi Celerio as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Felipe de Leon as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring N.V.M. Gonzales as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Arturo Luz as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Jose Maceda as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Rolando Tinio as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Carlos Quirino as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 9, 1997: Declaring Lino Brocka as national artist for 1997
Signed on October 1, 1997: Creating and designating certain lands of the private domain situated in Barangay Anastacia, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, as a special economic zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916
Signed on September 29, 1997: Declaring a state of calamity in Tangub City
Signed on September 29, 1997: Declaring the Adoption of the FAO-initiated Telefood Project as one of the Philippine commitments to the World Food Summit
Signed on September 27, 1997: Designating and defining certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in barangays Upper La Paz, Upper Labuan, Upper Limpapa and Upper Patalon, Zamboanga City, as part of the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone and Freeport (ZAMBOECOZONE)
Signed on September 26, 1997: Declaring the Month of October of every year as Consumer Welfare Month
Signed on September 25, 1997: Authorizing the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc., to conduct a national fund campaign for a period of one year
Signed on September 25, 1997: Authorizing the Tahanan Outreach Projects & Services, Inc. (TOPS), to conduct a national fund campaign for a period of one year
Signed on September 23, 1997: Declaring the last Sunday of September of every year, in lieu of the 18th of August of every year, as National Seafarers' Day
Signed on September 23, 1997: Creating and designating certain lands of the private domain situated in Barangay Maguyam, Silang, Cavite, as a Special Economic Zone pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916
Signed on September 15, 1997: Declaring the period from October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998 as Savings Consciousness Year
Signed on September 15, 1997: Declaring a state of calamity in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes and Aurora
Signed on September 15, 1997: Authorizing the Filipino War Veterans Foundation (FILVETS), Inc., to conduct a national fund campaign for a period of one (1) year