DECLARING THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS “ARMED FORCES DAY”

WHEREAS, the Philippine Army, now the Armed
Forces of the Philippines, was officially created and organized with the
approval of the National Defense Act on December 21, 1935;

WHEREAS, the esprit de corps among the
members of the Armed Forces is greatly enchanced by instilling into the mind
and heart of every soldier that pride in the traditions of his organization,
that spirit of oneness, and that singleness of purpose, all of which are
essential for securing cohesive and successful military action; and

WHEREAS, to attain this objective, it is
imperative that a day of each year be designated on which all members of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines may devote their time, thought and energies in
extolling and commemorating the birth of their organization;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, do hereby declare December 21 of each year as “Armed Forces
Day” and call upon all members of the Armed Forces, both in the active and
inactive service, to join in the observance of the day in such manner as may be
determined by the Chief of Staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Baguio, this 21st day of
March in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the fourth.

ELPIDIO QURINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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