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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120 - DECLARING
THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE AS THE RODEO CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS,
the Province of Masbate is part of Region 5 and situated in the heart
of the Philippine archipelago which has three main islands such as the
Burias Island with two municipalities, the Ticao Island with four
municipalities, and the Masbate Mainland with fourteen municipalities
and one city;
WHEREAS, the main source of industry of the Province of Masbate are
fishing, coconut “copra”, and cattle raising. The latter being the
trade mark, Masbate was called the “Cattle Country of the Philippines”
which was the basis for the conceptualization of the so-called “Rodeo
Masbateño”;
WHEREAS, the provincial government is 1993 had launched the first
“Rodeo Masbateño” with the objective to promote revenues,
tourism and international recognition as well as to uplift the
political and socio-economic strata of the province;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
declare the Province of Masbate as the Rodeo Capital of the
Philippines.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
Two.
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