Proclamation No. 1776 (1978)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1776, August 29, 1978 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1978, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN SAN JUAN, METROPOLITAN MANILA

WHEREAS, the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Pinaglabanan falls on August 30, 1978; and

WHEREAS, the people of San Juan, Metropolitan Manila, should be afforded full opportunity to celebrate this historical occasion with fitting ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, August 30, 1978, as a special public holiday in San Juan, Metropolitan 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 29th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA

Presidential Assistant