Declaring August 30, 1985 as Battle of Pinaglabanan Day in San Juan, Metro Manila
Proclamation No. 2447, issued on August 29, 1985, declares August 30, 1985, as "Battle of Pinaglabanan Day" in San Juan, Metro Manila, marking the 89th anniversary of this significant historical event in the Philippines' struggle for freedom. The proclamation emphasizes the importance of the day to the residents of San Juan and allows them to celebrate with appropriate ceremonies. It designates the day as a non-working special public holiday. The proclamation is signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos and includes the official seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
August 29, 1985
PROCLAMATION NO. 2447
DECLARING FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1985, AS BATTLE OF PINAGLABANAN DAY, IN SAN JUAN, METRO MANILA
WHEREAS, the 89th anniversary of the Battle of Pinaglabanan, an important event in our struggle for freedom, falls on August 30, 1985;
WHEREAS, said historical event is of special significance to the residents of San Juan, Metro Manila, and
WHEREAS, the people of San Juan should be afforded an opportunity to celebrate the 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 Friday, August 30, 1985, as "Battle of Pinaglabanan Day," in San Juan, Metro Manila. The day, however, shall be a non-working 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. casia
DONE in the City of Manila, this 29th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five.