MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 857, June 15, 2005 ]
DECLARING FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2005, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF MANILA
WHEREAS, every year the City of Manila celebrates June 24 as “Araw ng Maynila” in commemoration of the founding of the City as the premier Christian City of Asia;
WHEREAS, Friday, June 24, 2005, marks the 434th Foundation Day anniversary of the City of Manila;
WHEREAS, the residents of Manila, conscious of the historical and cultural significance of the event, desire to celebrate the same with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellence, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Friday, June 24, 2005, as special (non-working) day in the City of Manila.
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 15th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.
By authority of the President:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) JOAQUIN C. LAGONERA
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary
The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation