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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1339, October 23, 1974 ]

DECLARING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1974, AS RAFAEL PALMA DAY IN BATAAN, LAGUNA, RIZAL, CAVITE, AND CITIES THEREIN

WHEREAS, Thursday, October 24, 1974, marks the birth centenary of RAFAEL PALMA Y VELASQUEZ, patriot, scholar, stateman; journalist, historian, and educator; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable to ponder on the life, works, and writings of Rafael Palma and his significant contributions to the development and progress of education, government, and scholarship;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBERTO V. REYES, Acting Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Thursday, October 24, 1974, as Rafael Palma Day in Bataan, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite, and cities therein, including Manila, in honor of the former Assemblyman and Senator of the Fourth Senatorial District and U.P. President.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 23rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary

By the Acting Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Assistant Executive Secretary

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