Proclamation No. 2337, issued on February 9, 1984, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, declares February 9 as a working special public holiday in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. This date commemorates the 39th anniversary of the liberation of Mandaluyong from Japanese forces by local guerillas and American troops. The proclamation acknowledges the residents' desire to honor this historic event with ceremonies. It was published in the Official Gazette on March 26, 1984.
February 9, 1984
PROCLAMATION NO. 2337
DECLARING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984, AS A WORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN MANDALUYONG, METRO MANILA
WHEREAS, February 9, 1984, marks the 39th Anniversary of the liberation of the municipality of Mandaluyong by the Mandaluyong guerillas and the American forces from the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Mandaluyong desire to commemorate this historic event with appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, February 9, 1984, as a working special public holiday in the municipality of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. cd
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 9th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 80 No. 13 Page 1899 on March 26, 1984.