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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 91, April 1, 1999 ]

DECLARING THE LATE ERNANI CUENCO AS NATIONAL ARTIST FOR 1999

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for state patronage of arts and letters;

WHEREAS, preeminent achievements that have enhanced the Filipinos cultural heritage deserve the recognition and acknowledgment of our Government in pursuit of its policy of preserving and developing Filipino culture and a national identity;

WHEREAS, the works and achievements of the late Ernani Cuenco, Sr. in the field of Music are reflective of this preeminent excellence and of the national genius that contributes to the artistic heritage of the Philippines and the world;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1001, do hereby declare Ernani Cuenco, Sr. as National Artist for 1999.1aшphi1

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 1st day of April in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Nine.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAMON B. CARDENAS
Acting Executive Secretary

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