Proclamation No. 349




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ PROCLAMATION NO. 349, March 31, 2003 ] RENAMING THE JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA 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 nation's 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 room in the Premier Guest House, Malacañang Palace, used by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada as his office from 1998 to 2001, and shall henceforth be known as the Estrada Room, in recognition of the historic value of the room in which he worked, thereby serving as a tangible reminder of President Joseph Ejercito Estrada's administration. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.ℒαwρhi৷ 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: ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation