Proclamation No. 348




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 348, March 31, 2003 ] RENAMING THE MANUEL ROXAS ROOM WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2 dated May 6, 1998 by the National Historical Institute and Presidential Decree 260 dated August 1, 1973, declared Malacañang Palace a National Historical Landmark; WHEREAS, every past administration in the country reflects a particular period in our nations rich history; and WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that Malacañang Palace, residence and office of the President of the Philippines should recognize the historic connection past presidents have with Malacañang Palace. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby rename the Cabinet Room, Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Palace, and shall henceforth be known as the Roxas Room, in recognition of the historic value of the room in which President Manuel Roxas held his cabinet meetings from 1946 until 1948, as the first president of the Third Republic of the Philippines, thereby serving as a tangible reminder of President Manuel Roxas service to the nation. 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 31st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and three. (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation