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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 381, March 6, 1989 ]

DECLARING THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AS A PILOT AREA FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

WHEREAS, tourism plays a vital role in the socio-economic growth and development of the country;

WHEREAS, Palawan is one of the provinces of the Philippines which has tremendous tourism potentials that can be developed;

WHEREAS, Palawan, one of the largest islands of the Philippines, has natural features that give it an advantage over other areas in the country in terms of tourism development;

WHEREAS, the development of Palawan would bring economic benefit not only for the province but for the whole country as well;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the Province of Palawan as a pilot area for tourism development.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 6th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary

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