Proclamation No. 1533-A, issued on March 11, 1976, amends the original Proclamation No. 1533, which scheduled the Metropolitan Film Festival for September 10-21, 1976. The new dates for the festival are set from December 24, 1976, to January 2, 1977, with the intention of holding it during the Christmas season annually thereafter. President Ferdinand E. Marcos emphasized that this change aims to enhance public support and patronage of Filipino cinema. He urged citizens and local officials to celebrate the festival to foster appreciation for Filipino films as part of the country's cultural life.
March 11, 1976
PROCLAMATION NO. 1533-A
AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 1533 WHICH DECLARES THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 10 TO 21, 1976 AS METROPOLITAN FILM FESTIVAL SO AS TO RESCHEDULE THE PERIOD THEREOF TO DECEMBER 24, 1976 TO JANUARY 2, 1977, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER
WHEREAS, under Proclamation No. 1533, the Metropolitan Film Festival was originally scheduled from September 10 to 21, 1976 and every year thereafter;
WHEREAS, the support and patronage of the moviegoing public will be better assured if the Metropolitan Film Festival were held during the Christmas season;
NOW THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby amend Proclamation No. 1533 by rescheduling the Metropolitan Film Festival from September 10 to 21, 1976 to December 24 up to January 2, 1977, and of every year thereafter.
I hereby urge all citizens of the Greater Manila Area as well as all its local officials and movie organizations to celebrate the Festival appropriately to encourage Filipinos to appreciate the Filipino cinema and make it form part of their cultural life.
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 11th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 72 No. 19 Page 4938 on May 10, 1976.