Proclamation No. 679 (1970)
Declaring Monday, April 27, 1970, as Special Holiday in Lapu-Lapu City
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 679, April 14, 1970 ]
DECLARING MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1970, AS SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN LAPU-LAPU CITY
WHEREAS, Monday, April 27, 1970, marks the 449th anniversary of the battle of Mactan, the first successful Filipino armed resistance against foreign domination; and
WHEREAS, the people of Mactan, and Lapu-Lapu City, should be given full opportunity to celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Monday, April 27, 1970, as special public holiday in Lapu-Lapu 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 14th day of April, nineteen hundred and seventy.
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) PONCIANO G.A. MATHAY
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary