Title
Repeal of flag display prohibition act
Law
Act No. 2871
Decision Date
Oct 22, 1919
Act No. 2871 repealed Act No. 1696, lifting the restrictions on displaying flags and emblems used in rebellion against the United States in the Philippines, and authorized the proclamation of a holiday to celebrate the restoration of the Filipino flag.

Repeal of the prior flag-prohibition law

  • Section 1 repeals Act Numbered Sixteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled “An Act to prohibit the display of flags, banners, emblems, or devices used in the Philippine Islands for the purpose of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States and the display of Katipunan flags, banners, emblems, or devices, and for other purposes.”
  • Section 1 effects a complete legal withdrawal of the repealed act’s rules through its express repeal.

Official holiday for restoration of the Filipino flag

  • Section 2 directs the Governor-General to issue a proclamation.
  • Section 2 requires the proclamation to designate once only a day.
  • Section 2 provides that the designated day shall be declared an official holiday.
  • Section 2 states the purpose of the official holiday is celebrating the restoration of the use of the Filipino flag.

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