Proclamation No. 763 (1970)
Declaring Thursday, October 22, 1970, as a Special Public Holiday in the City of Tagbilaran.
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 763, October 21, 1970 ]
DECLARING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1970, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN.
WHEREAS, Thursday, October 22, 1970, marks the 28th anniversary of the Battle of Ubujan, Tagbilaran, Bohol, where a small group of Filipino guerrillas led by Captain Francisco Salazar engaged a numerically superior Japanese force, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, and boosting the morale of the resistance forces;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERTO V. REYES, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, in recognition of the bravery and patriotism of the unsung heroes of the Battle of Ubujan, do hereby declare Thursday, October 22, 1970, as a Special Public Holiday in the City of Tagbilaran.
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 21st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.
(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary
By the Acting Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) PONCIANO G. A. MATHAY
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary