Proclamation No. 903




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 903, September 7, 1971 ] DECLARING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1971, AS a SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR AND SULU AND IN THE CITIES OF BASILAN, MARAWI AND ILIGAN. In connection with the Muslim Feast of Lailatul Isra Wal Miraj, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Friday, September 17, 1971, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Sulu, and in the cities of Basilan, Marawi and Iligan. Muslim officials and employees of the government, both national and local, performing their duties and functions outside of the provinces and cities above mentioned, shall be exempted from duty during this feast day which, for purposes of this proclamation, shall be considered as a special public holiday for said officials and employees in their respective stations. 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 the City of Manila, this 7th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one. (SGD.) ALEJANDRO MECHOR Executive Secretary By the Executive Secretary: (SGD.) ROBERTO V. REYES Assistant Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation