Proclamation No. 302 Series of 1938

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Lawphil.net.
By continuing to browse our site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Find out more here.

	Today is Friday, May 16, 2025

1987 Constitution 1986 Constitution 1973 Constitution 1943 Constitution 1935 Constitution Malolos Constitution Acts Commonwealth Acts Mga Batas Pambansa Republic Acts Presidential Decrees Executive Orders Administrative Orders Memorandum Orders Memorandum Circulars Proclamations General Orders Special Orders Supreme Court Court of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Regional Trial Court Metropolitan Trial Court Municipal Trial Court Municipal Circuit Trial Court Municipal Trial Court Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act Commission on Election Civil Service Commission Commission on Audit Supreme Court Decisions International Court of Justice International Criminal Court Collection of International Cases Treatises Agreements & Conventions United Nations World Trade Organization World Intellectual Property Organization Intellectual Seabed Authority Government Agencies Bar Examinations Archive Legal Dictionary Links
MALACAÑANG PALACE Manila 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 holiday, the observance of which shall be a symbol of our esteem and gratitude. To that end, a committee is hereby formed composed of the Secretary of the Interior, as Chairman, and the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army and the Mayor of the City of Manila, as members, whose duty it shall be to make the necessary arrangements for an appropriate celebration of this memorable day, and I call upon all national provincial, and municipal officials and all public-spirited citizens and institutions of the Philippines to actively assist the committee herein created for the purpose. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed. Done at the City of Manila, this sixth day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the third. MANUEL L. QUEZON President of the Philippines By the President: JORGE B. VARGAS Secretary to the President The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation