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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 552, February 17, 2004 ]

DECLARING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY IN THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

WHEREAS, Thursday, February 19, 2004, marks the birth anniversary of the late Jose Abad Santos;

WHEREAS, Jose Abad Santos, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and a son of San Fernando, Pampanga, had devoted decades of his life to selfness, dedicated and sincere service to our country and our people;

WHEREAS, it is fitting that the people of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.ᇈWᑭHIL

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERTO G. ROMULO, Executive Secretary, by order of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Thursday, February 19, 2004, as special (non-working) day in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

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 17thday of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

By order of the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) JOAQUIN C. LAGONERA
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary

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