DECLARING AUGUST 26, 1950 A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY

WHEREAS, the “First Cry of Balintawak,” which
took place on August 26, 1896, marked the beginning of the revolution against
Spain and now stands as a landmark in our history; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that said day
be properly observed so that the significance of that historical event may be
preserved in the memory of our people;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the provisions of
section 30 of the Revised Administrative Code, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of
the Philippines, do hereby proclaim Saturday, August 26, 1950 a special public
holiday.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of
August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary

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