Proclamation No. 21, s. 1945

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA

BY THE:PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ' PROCLAMATION NO. 21

‘CLARING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1945, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY

WHEREAS, November 15, 1945 marks the tenth anniversary the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that this event, which stitutes one of the most important milestones in their rugegle for freedom, should be celebrated by the people of e Philippines as marking their last step forward to na-~ onal sovereignty;

WHEREAS, it is desired that the officials and employees “the Government as well as the general public should have

me to celebrate this happy occasion and to ponder upon its gnificance;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SERGIO OSMENA, President of the ilippines, pursuant to the provisions of Section thirty the Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare Thurs- lay, November 15, 1945, as a special public holiday.

Done at the City of Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America (for the City of Manila, Philip-

jines), thig 13th day of November, in the year Of Our Lord, line teen hundred and forty-five, and of the Commonwealth

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