Proclamation No. 1178 (1973)
Declaring Thursday, August 30, 1973, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Bulacan
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1178, August 29, 1973 ]
DECLARING THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1973, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN.
WHEREAS, Marcelo H. del Pilar, our hero and patriot who used the nom de plume of “Plaridel” in his struggles in Spain to obtain reforms for the Philippines during the Spanish regime, was born in Bulacan, Bulacan, on August 30, 1850; and
WHEREAS, the people of Bulacan should be given full opportunity to celebrate Plaridel’s 123rd birthday anniversary with fitting ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare Thursday, August 30, 1973, as a special public holiday in the province of Bulacan.
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 29th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary