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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 179, April 17, 2002 ]

DECLARING FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002, AS A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF TARLAC

WHEREAS, Friday, April 19, 2002, marks the conversion of the Municipality of Tarlac into a City, which was signed into law by then President FIDEL V. RAMOS, and was ratified by the people of Tarlac thru a plebiscite;

WHEREAS, it is fitting that the people of the City of Tarlac be given full opportunity to celebrate the momentous event in the history of Tarlac, in a series of activities aimed at promoting the citys rich culture, products and resources;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me in Book I, Chapter 7, Section 27, of the Administrative Code of 1987, do hereby declare Friday, April 19, 2002, as a special day in the City of Tarlac.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.1aшphi1

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and two.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary

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