MALACAÑANG
ManilaBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 209
DECLARING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1950, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE.
WHEREAS, October 20, 1944, is of special significance to the people of Leyte because on that date the United States Armed Forces landed on the shores of said province to liberate the country from enemy occupation;
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, October 20, 1950, as a special public holiday in the Province of Leyte.
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 13th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.
ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the PhilippinesBy the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary
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Declaring Friday, October 20, 1950, As a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Leyte
Proclamation No. 209
Summary of Proclamation No. 209
Declaring a Special Public Holiday
- Friday, October 20, 1950, is declared as a special public holiday in the Province of Leyte. (Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code)
- The date of October 20, 1944, holds special significance for the people of Leyte as it marks the landing of the United States Armed Forces on the shores of the province to liberate the country from enemy occupation.
Declaring a Special Public Holiday
- Friday, October 20, 1950, is declared as a special public holiday in the Province of Leyte. (Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code)
- The date of October 20, 1944, holds special significance for the people of Leyte as it marks the landing of the United States Armed Forces on the shores of the province to liberate the country from enemy occupation.