Declaring Saturday, August 13, 1938, as A Special National Holiday
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Declaring Saturday, August 13, 1938, as A Special National Holiday
Proclamation No. 302
August 6, 1938
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Declaring Saturday, August 13, 1938, as a Special National Holiday- Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the occupation of Manila by American forces on August 13, 1898. (Preamble)
- Recognizes the inauguration of a new relationship between a sovereign country and a dependency. (Preamble)
- Acknowledges the progress and development in the Philippines under American policy over the past 40 years. (Preamble)
- Expresses gratitude to the United States for its role in the Philippines' progress. (Preamble)
- Declares August 13, 1938, as a special national holiday to symbolize esteem and gratitude. (Section 1)
- Establishes a committee composed of the Secretary of the Interior (Chairman), Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army, and Mayor of Manila to make arrangements for the celebration. (Section 2)
- Calls upon all national, provincial, and municipal officials, public-spirited citizens, and institutions to assist the committee. (Section 2)
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Declaring Saturday, August 13, 1938, as A Special National Holiday
Proclamation No. 302
•August 6, 1938
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 302
DECLARING SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938, AS A SPECIAL NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Whereas the thirteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, will be the fortieth anniversary of the occupation of Manila by American forces;
Whereas that day inaugurated in the world a new conception in the relationship between a sovereign country and a dependency;
Whereas during the space of forty years the relationship then conceived has been so nurtured that there has been developed in our beloved country a state which is now in its final stages of preparation to take its place among the sovereign nations of the world; and
Whereas it is deemed just and fitting that the Filipino people render honor to the great democracy of the United States of America for the unparalleled progress and development that have been the fruits of her policy;
Now, therefore, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, do hereby proclaim the thirteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, to be a special national...
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Executive Issuances
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national holiday
August 13, 1938
40th anniversary
occupation of Manila
American forces
sovereign country
dependency
progress
development
United States
gratitude
celebration
committee
Secretary of the Interior
Chief of Staff
Philippine Army
Mayor of Manila
officials
citizens
institutions
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 302
DECLARING SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938, AS A SPECIAL NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Whereas the thirteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, will be the fortieth anniversary of the occupation of Manila by American forces;
Whereas that day inaugurated in the world a new conception in the relationship between a sovereign country and a dependency;
Whereas during the space of forty years the relationship then conceived has been so nurtured that there has been developed in our beloved country a state which is now in its final stages of preparation to take its place among the sovereign nations of the world; and
Whereas it is deemed just and fitting that the Filipino people render honor to the great democracy of the United States of America for the unparalleled progress and development that have been the fruits of her policy;
Now, therefore, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, do hereby proclaim the thirteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, to be a special national...
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