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[ PROCLAMATION NO. 355, November 18, 1952 ]
DECLARING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1952, AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
WHEREAS, Divine Providence having bestowed upon us untold blessings, for which we are infinitely grateful, it is fitting that a day be set aside on which to dedicate our noblest thoughts in prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God for such bounty;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ELPIDIO QUIRINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Thursday, November 27, 1952, as a special public holiday for 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 affirmed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and the Independence of the Philippines, the seventh.
(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Executive Secretary