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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 307, September 3, 1964 ]

DECLARING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1964, AS LAW DAY

WHEREAS, the administration of justice is indispensable to a sound and vigorous democracy;

WHEREAS, lawyers play an important role in the administration of justice which is also vital in the promotion of the socio-economic program of the Government; and

WHEREAS, it is but fitting that such a vital role of lawyers in the life and well-being of the nation be duly brought to the attention of our people;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Saturday, September 19, 1964, as Law Day. I urge the various bar and lawyer’s associations to celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies.1aшphi1

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 3rd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-four.

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines

By the President:

CALIXTO O. ZALDIVAR
Acting Executive Secretary

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