Proclamation No. 1542Jun 19, 2008Presidential Issuances

Proclamation No. 1542, issued on June 19, 2008, declares July 23, 2008, as a special (non-working) day in Batangas City to celebrate its Foundation Day anniversary. This proclamation allows the residents of Batangas City the opportunity to commemorate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. The declaration is made by Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita under the authority of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The official document is sealed and dated in Manila.

June 19, 2008

PROCLAMATION NO. 1542

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN BATANGAS CITY

WHEREAS, Wednesday, July 23, 2008, marks the Foundation Day anniversary of Batangas City; cHESAD

WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of Batangas City be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, Executive Secretary, by authority of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Wednesday, July 23, 2008, as special (non-working) day in Batangas City.

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 June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.