Declaring Friday, August 19, 1949, A Special Public Holiday In Quezon Province and Quezon City

MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 137

DECLARING FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1949, A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN QUEZON PROVINCE AND QUEZON CITY.

WHEREAS, the seventy-first anniversary of the birth of the late President Manuel L. Quezon falls on August 19, 1949; and

WHEREAS, the people of Quezon Province and Quezon City desire to be afforded a special opportunity to celebrate his birthday anniversary with a view to giving a tangible expression of their gratitude for his patriotic services to the cause of Philippine freedom;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare Friday, August 19, 1949, as a special public holiday in Quezon Province and Quezon 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 5th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-nine,...

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Declaring Friday, August 19, 1949, A Special Public Holiday in Quezon Province and Quezon City

- Whereas clause: The seventy-first anniversary of the birth of the late President Manuel L. Quezon falls on August 19, 1949. (Basis: Preamble)
- Whereas clause: The people of Quezon Province and Quezon City desire to celebrate his birthday anniversary to express gratitude for his patriotic services to the cause of Philippine freedom. (Basis: Preamble)
- Operative clause: Friday, August 19, 1949, is declared as a special public holiday in Quezon Province and Quezon City. (Basis: Section 1)
- Legal basis: The President's power to declare special public holidays is vested by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code. (Basis: Preamble)