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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 771, November 11, 1970 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 23 TO 29, 1970, AS NATIONAL PAPAL VISIT WEEK

WHEREAS, His Holiness Pope Paul VI, the spiritual leader of Catholics all over the world, will visit this country during the period from November 27 to 29, 1970;

WHEREAS, the Philippines, being the only predominantly Christian nation in the Far East, recognizes the significance of the coming of His Holiness, not only as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic World, but also as a world spiritual leader whose humanity and compassion bring a message of hope for world peace, justice and fraternity, and of spiritual and moral renewal; and

WHEREAS, we are deeply honored and grateful as a nation for the honor he has bestowed on our country and people:

NOW, THREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from November 23 to 29, 1970, as National Papal Visit Week. I enjoin all citizens, and residents, regardless of faith, color or creed, to cooperate in making this Papal visit a fruitful one in the promotion of brotherhood among men.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 11th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary

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