Proclamation No. 556 (1969)
Declaring Friday, August 29, 1969, as a Special Public Holiday in the City of Cotabato
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 556, May 5, 1969 ]
DECLARING FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1969, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF COTABATO.
WHEREAS, Friday, August 29, 1969, marks the 10th anniversary of the charter of Cotabato City; and
WHEREAS, the people of that city should be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in their city’s history;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, August 29, 1969, as a special public holiday in the City of Cotabato.
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 May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS
Executive Secretary