Proclamation No. 1792 (1978)
Declaring Thursday, October 12, 1978, as a Special Public Holiday in Zamboanga City
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1792, October 5, 1978 ]
DECLARING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1978, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
WHEREAS, the celebration of the traditional feast of Our Lady of Pilar, the patron saint of Zamboanga City, falls on Thursday, October 12, 1978;
WHEREAS, both Christians and Muslims alike in Zamboanga City celebrate this day with fitting religious ceremonies;
WHEREAS, in order to give opportunity to the people thereat to celebrate properly the feast of Our Lady of Pilar, it is but proper that the same be declared as a special public holiday in said city;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, October 12, 1978, as a special public holiday in Zamboanga 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 5th day of October, 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