PROCLAMATION NO. 200

: It commemorates the 'First Cry of Balintawak' which took place on August 26, 1896, marking the beginning of the revolution against Spain.
: It was signed on August 7, 1950.
: The legal basis cited is Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
: The purpose is to properly observe the day so that the significance of the historical event, the First Cry of Balintawak, may be preserved in the memory of the people.
: Teodoro Evangelista was the Executive Secretary who attested the proclamation.
: It refers to the fifth year of the Independence of the Philippines.
: It marks the beginning of the revolution against Spanish colonization in the Philippines.
: It is an executive proclamation issued by the President, which is an executive order but not a legislative act or law passed by Congress.
: It was signed in the City of Manila.