Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 431)
Monday, August 19, 1957, was declared as a special public holiday throughout the Philippines.
The occasion was the seventy-ninth birthday of the late President Manuel L. Quezon.
August 19 is also observed as Citizenship Day under Proclamation No. 331 dated August 4, 1952.
The proclamation enjoins observance with appropriate ceremonies to inculcate the rights and duties of good citizenship, especially among the youth.
The ceremonies aim to encourage people to consecrate themselves to the ideals and traditions of the Philippine Republic.
The proclamation was attested by Fortunato de Leon, the Executive Secretary.
The holiday is declared as a special public holiday throughout the Philippines.
The legal document cited is the Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines.