QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 431)
It declared Monday, August 19, 1957, as a special public holiday throughout the Philippines.
The President acted by virtue of the authority vested in him by Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
It cited the seventy-ninth birthday of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, which fell on Monday, August 19, 1957.
August 19 is also Citizenship Day under Proclamation No. 331 dated August 4, 1952.
It applied throughout the Philippines.
It enjoined appropriate ceremonies to inculcate upon the people—especially the youth—the rights and duties of good citizenship.
To ensure that citizens, especially the youth, understand and consecrate themselves to the rights and duties of good citizenship, aligned with the ideals and traditions of the Republic.
It referenced Proclamation No. 331, dated August 4, 1952.
By requiring ceremonies designed to inculcate rights and duties of good citizenship, with special focus on the youth.
The Executive Secretary listed was Fortunato De Leon.
Since Quezon’s birthday fell on Monday, August 19, 1957, the proclamation declared that specific day to give the people full opportunity to render homage.
It is declared as a 'special public holiday.'
It shows the proclamation’s intent is not only to recognize the date as a holiday but also to promote civic instruction through ceremonies.
They would look at the section citing the legal authority—Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code—as the basis for the President’s action.