Proclamation No. 970 (1972)
Declaring Saturday, February 19, 1972, as Jose Abad Santos Day.
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 970, February 11, 1972 ]
DECLARING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1972, AS JOSE ABAD SANTOS DAY.
WHEREAS, the birthday anniversary of Jose Abad Santos, jurist, patriot and martyr, falls on February 19, 1972; and
WHEREAS, his martyrdom will remain forever as an inspiring symbol of the purest ideals of the Filipino people;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Saturday, February 19, 1972, as Jose Abad Santos Day.
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 11th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary