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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No.1aшphi1 44, May 10, 2001 ]

DECLARING MONDAY, MAY 14, 2001, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC (NON-WORKING) HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, the national and local elections all be held on Monday, May 14, 2001;

WHEREAS, Monday, May 14, 2001, should be declared a special public (non-working) holiday to give the people the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, May 14, 2001, as a special public (non-working) holiday throughout the country

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 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and one

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) RENATO C. CORONA
Presidential Chief of Staff

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