[ PROCLAMATION NO. 355, April 03, 2003 ]

DECLARING TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2003, AS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF ROXAS, CAPIZ



WHEREAS, Tuesday, April 15, 2003 marks the death anniversary of the first President of the Republic, the late President Manuel A. Roxas;

WHEREAS, it is fitting that the residents of Roxas City, his birthplace, be given full opportunity to celebrate the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW,  THEREFORE, I, ALBERTO G.  ROMULO, by  order  of  Her
Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Tuesday, April 15, 2003 as a special day in Roxas City.

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 3rd day of April in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.

By order of the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

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