Proclamation No. 463




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ PROCLAMATION NO. 463, September 09, 2003 ] RENAMING THE OLD CABINET ROOM, KALAYAAN HALL, MALACAÑANG PALACE IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMEÑA WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2 dated May 6, 1998 by the National Historical Institute and Presidential Decree No. 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 old Cabinet Room, on the first floor of Kalayaan Hall, Malacañang Palace, as the Osmeña Room, in recognition of the historic value of the room in which President Osmeña attended meetings of the Council of State when he was Speaker of the House, and then as Vice President and Secretary of Public Instruction, and used thereafter during his presidency, thereby serving as a tangible reminder of President Sergio Osmeña's service to the nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the sea! of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.ℒαwρhi৷ DONE in the City of Manila, this 9th day of September,' 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