QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 489)
Wednesday, February 19, 1958.
The provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac.
Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
It recognizes that Proclamation No. 128 had already declared February 19 each year as Jose Abad Santos Day, and it also notes amendments to that declaration.
Proclamation No. 374 dated December 26, 1956.
To honor the memory of Jose Abad Santos as a great jurist, patriot, and martyr, and to allow appropriate celebrations of his birthday.
President Carlos P. Garcia; it was signed on February 14, 1958.
The people of Pampanga and Tarlac requested full opportunity to celebrate Jose Abad Santos’ birthday with appropriate ceremonies.
It makes the specified date a holiday of special application in the stated locality, affecting observance and activities in that area.
Jose Abad Santos Day, commemorating Jose Abad Santos’ birthday.
Five days (signed on February 14, 1958; holiday is February 19, 1958).
Juan C. Pajo.
It specifies a special public holiday for Pampanga and Tarlac for that particular year/date, while the general observance of Feb. 19 as Jose Abad Santos Day is based on earlier proclamations.