WHEREAS,  the Fiesta of the Santo Nino de Cebu imparts to every Filipino renewed sense of the values of the traditional Filipino traits of  piety, friendship and hospitality, and devotion to the Santo
Nino is a means of   inspiring the highest values in upholding  the sacred heritage of Philippine culture; and

WHEREAS, This yearly event is a festive, significant, celebrated and hallowed tradition, which is deeply woven into the very fabric of  the history of Cebu; and

WHEREAS, This fiesta provides a unique and pleasurable opportunity for all  San Franciscans to learn about and better appreciate the  outstanding contributions made to the City and County of                  San Francisco by our citizens of Filipino descent; and

WHEREAS, During the First decade of its existence the Filipino Fiesta of the Santo Nino de Cebu, through the tireless efforts of its Founder, President  Emeritus and World Emissary, Commissioner Sally B. Famarin, has  brought national distinction to Filipino-Americans and has established an  example for others to emulate; and

WHEREAS, The Cebu Association of California, Inc., is dedicated to serve Santo  Nino for peace and the dignity of man, and fosters the Spirit of respect and    understanding which exists between the peoples of the Philippine Islands  and the United States; and

WHEREAS, The Association will again observe the Fiesta of the Santo Nino de  Cebu in San Francisco next year, and plans to do so every year thereafter;
               
NOW, THEREFORE, I, George Moscone, Mayor of the City and County of  San Francisco, do hereby proclaim the period of January 12 through 20  1979, as the FIESTA OF THE SANTO NINO DE CEBU WEEK in   San Francisco, and do urge all our citizens to participate with their
Filipino-American friends and neighbors in observing the events of the  Fiesta.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the  City and County of San Francisco to be affixed this twenty-nineteen  hundred and seventy-eight.

George R. Moscone
Mayor