Proclamation No. 1245 (1998)
Declaring Friday, June 19, 1998, as a special day in the province of Laguna and in the city of San Pablo
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1245, June 9, 1998 ]
DECLARING FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1998, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA AND IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO
WHEREAS, Friday, June 19, 1998, marks the 137th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero;
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the residents of Laguna, his birthplace, should be given full opportunity to celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies in keeping with his ideals and teachings;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, June 19, 1998, as a special day in the Province of Laguna and in the City of San Pablo.
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 9th 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