Proclamation No. 954




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 954, January 25, 1972 ] DECLARING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1972, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, COTABATO AND SULU AND IN THE CITIES OF BASILAN, MARAWI, ILIGAN, AND COTABATO CITY. In connection with the Muslim Feast of Eid-Ul-Azha, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Wednesday, January 26, 1972, as a special public holiday in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Sulu and Cotabato and in the cities of Basilan, Marawi, Iligan and Cotabato City. 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 25th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two. (Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR Executive Secretary By the Executive Secretary: (Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES Assistant Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation