Declaring September 21, 1977 as a Special Public Holiday

September 19, 1977 PROCLAMATION NO. 1669 DECLARING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1977, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY WHEREAS, on Wednesday, September 21, 1977, we celebrate our National Thanksgiving Day to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the New Society which ushered in an era of peace and prosperity in the country; WHEREAS, the New Society in its five years of existence, has taken great strides in its effort towards the social and economic upliftment of the life and well-being of the common man; casia WHEREAS, the advent of the New Society is undoubtedly the most significant milestone in our struggle for progress; and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that we pause for a day from our work and ponder on the significance of this momentous event in our history; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Wednesday, September 21, 1977, as a special public holiday. 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 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.