Proclamation No. 2227, issued on August 2, 1982, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, declares August 2 as "Butuan City Day" to commemorate the city's 32nd Charter Anniversary. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of allowing the people of Butuan City to celebrate this occasion with appropriate ceremonies. Despite the celebration, the day remains designated as a regular working and school day. The proclamation was officially published in the Official Gazette on August 23, 1982.
August 2, 1982
PROCLAMATION NO. 2227
DECLARING MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1982, AS "BUTUAN CITY DAY"
WHEREAS, Monday, August 2, 1982, marks the 32nd Charter Anniversary of Butuan City; and
WHEREAS, the people of Butuan City should be given full opportunity to celebrate this occasion with fitting ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, August 2, 1982, as "Butuan City Day"; however, the day shall be a regular working and school day.
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 2nd day of August, the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Two.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 34, 4362-4 Supp., on August 23, 1982.