Proclaiming Oct 20 as Special National Holiday

Proclamation No. 18 is entitled “Proclaiming Oct 20 as Special National Holiday.”
Proclamation No. 18 declares October twentieth, nineteen hundred and forty-five as a special national holiday.
Proclamation No. 18 is dated October 17, 1945.
Proclamation No. 18 directs observance of the declared holiday on October 20.

Proclamation No. 18 frames October 20 as the anniversary of the landings of the American forces of liberation on Philippine soil.
Proclamation No. 18 calls on the Filipino people to honor the brave men who fought for freedom.
Proclamation No. 18 calls for observance with humility before God.
Proclamation No. 18 instructs payment of “fulsome tribute” to those who fought, suffered, and died in the cause of liberty.

Proclamation No. 18 proclaims October 20, 1945 as a special national holiday.
The proclamation identifies October 20, 1944 as the date of the landings of the United States Armed Forces on the shores of Leyte, marking the beginning of the liberation operations.
Proclamation No. 18 characterizes the proclaimed date as the first anniversary of the landings of the American forces of liberation on Philippine soil.

Proclamation No. 18 calls upon all the people of the Philippines to observe the declared special national holiday.
Proclamation No. 18 requires observance in a spirit of humility before God.
Proclamation No. 18 directs the public to pay fulsome tribute to those who fought and suffered and died for liberty.

Proclamation No. 18 does not establish fines, penalties, or enforcement procedures for non-observance.
Proclamation No. 18 does not set administrative deadlines or filing requirements.
Proclamation No. 18 contains no implementing rules, board resolutions, or cross-referenced agencies.