Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 92)
The proclamation was made under the powers vested in the President by section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code.
It commemorates the anniversary of the organization of the City of Dumaguete.
Section 30 authorizes the President to proclaim special public holidays.
Because the people of Dumaguete desired to have an opportunity to celebrate the city's anniversary with appropriate ceremonies.
A special public holiday is a day when work may be suspended and official celebrations or observances are held to commemorate a particular event.
The proclamation is limited specifically to Dumaguete City.
It was signed and declared on November 17, 1954.
The hand of the President and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines were affixed to the proclamation document.