PROCLAMATION NO. 159

: Monday, May 23, 1955.
: The feast of Li-Eedil-Fitr.
: Section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
: Sulu, Cotabato, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao, Lanao, Bukidnon, and Palawan.
: Zamboanga, Basilan, Davao, Iligan, and Dansalan.
: It is limited to specified provinces and cities in Mindanao and nearby areas; it is not declared nationwide.
: He is identified as Assistant Executive Secretary by the President.
: It indicates that the President’s power to declare special public holidays is anchored on that statutory provision.
: It states that the President set his hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
: It describes it as one of the most important holidays for Muslims.
: It declares a holiday for designated localities, operationalized by specifying the exact date and the particular provinces/cities where it applies.
: No. By its terms, it applies only to the enumerated provinces and cities.
: Because the applicability is location-based; listing both provinces and cities clarifies the exact political subdivisions where the holiday is observed.
: It declares a holiday specifically connected to a major Muslim feast, showing accommodation through official holiday proclamation.