PROCLAMATION NO. 104, April 20, 1963
DECLARING THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1963, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, the
anniversary of the execution of Jose Abad Santos, jurist, patriot,
and martyr, falls on May 2, 1963;
WHEREAS, there is
justification for the belief that he is the outstanding Filipino
martyr in the Second World War and his martyrdom ranks beside those
of Dr. Jose Rizal and Fathers Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez and Jacinto
Zamora; and
WHEREAS, his
martyrdom will remain forever as an inspiring symbol of the purest
ideals of the Filipino people;
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, pursuant to the
authority vested in me by section 30 of the Revised Administrative
Code, do hereby declare Thursday, May 2, 1963, as a special public
holiday throughout the Philippines.
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 20th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and sixty-three.
DIOSDADO
MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines
By the President:
SALVADOR L.
MARIÑO
Executive Secretary