QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 461)
To declare Thursday, September 17, 1953, as a special public holiday in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur.
Thursday, September 17, 1953.
The first anniversary of the organization of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur on September 17, 1953.
His powers vested by Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
It indicates the proclamation was issued pursuant to an enabling statute granting the President authority to declare holidays.
That the people of Zamboanga del Sur desired full opportunity to celebrate the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies.
It is limited to the Province of Zamboanga del Sur only (a provincial special public holiday).
A public holiday that is declared for a specific occasion and/or locality, here confined to Zamboanga del Sur for its provincial anniversary.
Marciano Roque, Acting Executive Secretary, “By the President.”
Done in the City of Manila on September 11, 1953.
No. It explicitly limits the proclamation’s effect to the Province of Zamboanga del Sur.
It links the anniversary date directly to the declared holiday date, requiring September 17, 1953 as the observance day.
The recitals that (1) the first anniversary of the organization of Zamboanga del Sur falls on September 17, 1953, and (2) the people desire full opportunity to celebrate.
The “whereas” clauses provide reasons and factual bases; the “now therefore” clause contains the operative directive declaring the holiday.