Declaring February 11, 1977 as Special Public Holiday in Iriga City
Proclamation No. 1616 • Presidential Issuances • Presidential Proclamations • Feb 4, 1977
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February 4, 1977 PROCLAMATION NO. 1616 DECLARING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1977, AS SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN IRIGA CITY WHEREAS, the people of Iriga City in the public hearing conducted on August 2, 1975 had opted for the development of its tourism potentials and revival of their ancient but desirable customs and traditions; WHEREAS, one of these ancient traditions is the observance of a harvest offering, called "Tinagba," considered as Bicol's most ancient festival; and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to afford the residents of Iriga City the opportunity to observe the "Tinagba" festival with profound candor; NOW THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, February 11, 1977, as a special public holiday in Iriga City. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. acd DONE in the City of Manila, this 4th day of February in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 73 No. 7, 1094-4 Supp., on February 14, 1977.
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