MALACAÃAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 785
DECLARING THURSDAY, 19 JUNE 2014, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF CALAMBA
WHEREAS, Thursday, 19 June 2014 marks the 153rd birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero and the 1st BUHAYANI Festival, “Buhay ng Bayani, Buhay na Bayani”, in honor of fellow Calambenos who personify Rizal’s heroism;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Calamba be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies in keeping with his ideals and teachings.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR., Executive Secretary, by authority of His Excellency, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, do hereby declare Thursday, 19 June 2014, as a special (non-working) day in the City of Calamba.
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 9th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.
By authority of the President:
(Sgd.)Â PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary