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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 358, February 15, 1965 ]

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1965, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR

WHEREAS, the ninety-third anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Jose Burgos falls on February 17, 1965; and

WHEREAS, the people of Ilocos Sur, his birthplace, should be afforded full opportunity to observe the event with appropriate ceremonies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare Wednesday, February 17, 1965, as a special public holiday in the province of Ilocos Sur.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.1aшphi1

Done in Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte, this 15th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-five.

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines

By the President:

RAMON A. DIAZ
Executive Secretary

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