PROCLAMATION NO. 454

: It declares Friday, November 1, 1957 as a special public holiday, to give the people full opportunity to observe All Saints’ Day.
: Friday, November 1, 1957.
: By virtue of the powers vested in him by Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
: That paying homage to the dead on All Saints’ Day is a cherished tradition and that people should be given full opportunity to observe it with religious fervor.
: It means November 1, 1957 is an officially recognized public holiday distinct from regular holidays, requiring observance as directed by the proclamation.
: It was issued on October 22, 1957, and it declared the specific holiday date as November 1, 1957.
: Fortunato De Leon.
: CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines.
: That the people should be given full opportunity to observe the day with all its religious fervor.
: It refers to the religious-cultural tradition of honoring the dead that motivates the holiday observance on November 1.
: To indicate formal authentication of the proclamation by the President, consistent with government issuances.
: In the City of Manila.
: It states the year as nineteen hundred and fifty-seven and simultaneously as the twelfth year of Philippine Independence.
: It identifies the enabling authority granted by law to the President to declare special public holidays.