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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 869, September 6, 1996 ]

DECLARING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS MUNICIPAL MAYORS WEEK

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 was enacted in October 10, 1991, bestowing ample powers to local government units to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals;

WHEREAS, the decentralization program has greatly re-shaped our countryside, with our municipal mayors on the frontline playing a role model in making our municipalities develop along the national governments vision of “Philippines 2000”;

WHEREAS, the countrys municipalities are united under the aegis of their national organization, the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, ably represented in this body by their Municipal Mayors;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the first week of October of every year as “Municipal Mayors Week” under the auspices of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP). The LMP shall be responsible for the appropriate celebrations which shall include the giving of due recognition to outstanding municipal mayors in bringing about progressive and dynamic local communities.1aшphi1

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 6th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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