Proclamation No. 1662 (1977)
Declaring Tuesday, August 23, 1977, as a Special Public Holiday in Caloocan City and Quezon City
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1662, August 22, 1977 ]
DECLARING TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1977, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN CALOOCAN CITY AND QUEZON CITY.
WHEREAS, Tuesday, August 23, 1977, marks the anniversary of the “Cry of Balintawak,” which symbolized the start of the Filipino national resistance against Spanish authorities; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Caloocan City and Quezon City where the incident took place desire to celebrate the event with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Tuesday, August 23, 1977, as a special public holiday in Caloocan City and Quezon City.
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 22nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant