DECLARING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1954, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR NATIONAL THANKSGIVING

WHEREAS, it is fitting that a day be set aside on
which to dedicate our noblest thoughts in prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty
God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, do hereby declare Thursday, November 25, 1954, as a special
public holiday far national thanksgiving. I call upon all the people to turn
their thoughts and actions on that day towards Almighty God and offer Him a
prayer of thanks for all the blessings He has showered upon us.

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 Manila, this 23rd day of
November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the ninth.

RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:
FRED RUIZ CASTRO
Executive Secretary

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