Declaring Saturday, March Twenty-Four, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One, A Special Public Holiday
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Declaring Saturday, March Twenty-Four, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One, A Special Public Holiday
Proclamation No. 242
March 19, 1951
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Summary of Proclamation No. 242Declaring a Special Public Holiday
- Declares Saturday, March 24, 1951 as a special public holiday. (Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code)
- The declaration was made upon the petition of the Bankers Association of the Philippines.
- The reason for the declaration was that March 22 (Holy Thursday) and March 23 (Good Friday) were already public holidays, so declaring March 24 as a special public holiday would be advantageous for banking houses without disadvantaging the general public.
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Declaring Saturday, March Twenty-Four, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One, A Special Public Holiday
Proclamation No. 242
•March 19, 1951
MALACAÑANGManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 242
DECLARING SATURDAY, MARCH TWENTY-FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE, A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
WHEREAS, a petition has been received from the Bankers Association of the Philippines representing that the twenty-fourth day of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, be declared a special holiday.
WHEREAS, the twenty-second day (Holy Thursday) and the twenty-third day (Good Friday) of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, being public holidays, the twenty-fourth day (Saturday) of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, may be declared a special public holiday to the great advantage of the banking houses and without any disadvantage to the public in general;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, and there being in my judgment sufficient reasons therefor, do hereby proclaim Saturday, March twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, as a special public holiday.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to...
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Tags
Executive Issuances
Proclamations
public holiday
banking
Bankers Association of the Philippines
Holy Week
Good Friday
Holy Thursday
Revised Administrative Code
Elpidio Quirino
March 24, 1951
MALACAÑANGManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 242
DECLARING SATURDAY, MARCH TWENTY-FOUR, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE, A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
WHEREAS, a petition has been received from the Bankers Association of the Philippines representing that the twenty-fourth day of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, be declared a special holiday.
WHEREAS, the twenty-second day (Holy Thursday) and the twenty-third day (Good Friday) of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, being public holidays, the twenty-fourth day (Saturday) of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, may be declared a special public holiday to the great advantage of the banking houses and without any disadvantage to the public in general;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, and there being in my judgment sufficient reasons therefor, do hereby proclaim Saturday, March twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, as a special public holiday.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to...
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