PROCLAMATION NO. 255, February 11, 1956
DECLARING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR
WHEREAS, the anniversary of the martyrdom of
Father Jose Burgos falls on February 17, 1956; and
WHEREAS, the people of Ilocos Sur his birthplace,
desire that they be given full opportunity to celebrate the event with
appropriate ceremonies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ramon Magsaysay, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by section 30 of the
Revised Administrative Code, do hereby declare Friday, February 17, 1956, as a
special public holiday in the province of Ilocos Sur.
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 11th day of
February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
FORTUNATO DE LEON
Acting Executive Secretary