PROCLAMATION NO. 3

: Proclamation No. 3 designates four days of solemn memorial services beginning July 27, 1946, and declares August 1, 1946, as the day of the interment of President Manuel L. Quezon.
: August 1, 1946, was appointed as the day of the interment of the remains of President Manuel L. Quezon in the soil of his ancestors.
: The services and interment were scheduled almost two years after the death of President Manuel L. Quezon, who died in 1944.
: The remains were temporarily kept at the Arlington Memorial Cemetery in the United States.
: The body was to be returned by the United States Navy, specifically aboard the U.S.S. Princeton, an American aircraft carrier.
: Four days of solemn state memorial services beginning July 27, 1946.
: The proclamation expresses prayers for comfort and surcease to the widow and children of Quezon and a wish for the people to be blessed with courage and nobility exemplified by Quezon.
: Yes, it mentions that a separate proclamation was made to provide suitable observances and officially proclaim a period of mourning for the nation.
: A presidential proclamation like No. 3 carries the force of law with respect to the specific event or directive it addresses, such as ordering memorial services and periods of mourning.
: It signifies that the proclamation was issued in the first year of Philippine independence, which started on July 4, 1946.