DECLARING WEDNESDAY, APRIL NINTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, AS BATAAN DAY

WHEREAS, the ninth day of April, nineteen hundred
and fifty-two, marks the tenth anniversary of the Fall of Bataan;

WHEREAS, the Fall of Bataan has served to seal in
blood the permanent ties of friendship and cooperation between the Philippines
and the United States; and

WHEREAS, the commemoration of the Fail of Bataan
is a fitting homage to the heroism of Filipino and American forces who fought
side by side for freedom and is a reminder to Filipinos and Americans alike of
their common democratic heritage;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby
declare and proclaim Wednesday, April the ninth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, as Bataan Day. I call upon all provincial governors, city mayors,
all other public officials and citizens of the Republic of the Philippines, as
well as all American nationals residing in the Philippines, to observe Bataan
Day with the most appropriate ceremonies and programs expressive of the bonds
of friendship that bind the Philippines and the United States and as a solemn
recognition of the sacrifices of the heroic defenders of Bataan.

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

Done in San Fernando, La Union, for the City of
Manila, this 24th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Executive Secretary

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