Proclamation No. 1242 (1998)
Declaring Wednesday, June 24, 1998, as a special day in the city of Manila
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1242, June 8, 1998 ]
DECLARING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1998, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF MANILA
WHEREAS, every year the City of Manila celebrates June 24 as “Araw ng Maynila” in commemoration of the founding of the City as the premier Christian City of Asia;
WHEREAS, the residents of Manila, conscious of the historical and cultural significance of the event, desire to celebrate the same with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, June 24, 1998, as a special day in the City of Manila.
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 8th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety eight.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary