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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 760, July 18, 1991 ]

DECLARING MONDAY, JULY 22, 1991 A DAY OF ECUMENICAL PRAYER FOR NATIONAL UNITY AND A NON-WORKING DAY IN METRO MANILA

WHEREAS, the promotion of the well-being of the people and the protection of their interests are among the highest goals of the Government;

WHEREAS, we are undergoing difficulties in attaining these goals in view of natural calamities and disasters which continue to affect the country;

WHEREAS, the extent of the devastation caused by the eruptions of Mt. Pinatubo has still to be quantified;

WHEREAS, the serious economic difficulties afflicting the Filipino people can be overcome if we once again achieve unity;

WHEREAS, amidst the serious economic difficulties, aggravated by natural calamities and disasters, there is an acute need to unify the people;

WHEREAS, the 5th Regular Session of Congress shall convene on July 22 under these circumstances;

WHEREAS, this last Session of Congress during this Administration will be crucial in the history of our nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, July 22, 1991 as a Day of Ecumenical Prayer for National Unity and a non-working day in Metro Manila. However, the opening of Congress shall take place as scheduled.

All are requested to observe sometime during the day, in the company of their loved ones, in their churches and in their homes, moments of prayer for peace, for the orderly conduct of rallies of those airing their grievances in the streets, for continuing strength in the midst of adversity and for the alleviation of the plight of those who have suffered due to the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions.ℒαwρhi৷

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 18th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-one.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
Executive Secretary

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