Suspending the Curfew in Connection with All Saints' Day
General Order No. 50, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on October 31, 1974, suspends the curfew throughout the Philippines in observance of All Saints' Day. This suspension is effective from midnight on October 31 until 4:00 AM on November 2, 1974, allowing citizens to honor their deceased loved ones without curfew restrictions. The order reflects the importance of this tradition in Filipino culture.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- General Order No. 50
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- General Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 31, 1974
GENERAL ORDER NO. 50
SUSPENDING THE CURFEW IN CONNECTION WITH ALL SAINTS' DAY
WHEREAS, honoring our dead on All Saints' Day is one of our cherished traditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby suspend the curfew throughout the Philippines from midnight of October 31, 1974, up to four o'clock in the morning of November 2, 1974.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 31st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four. DETACa
Cite This Law
Suspending the Curfew in Connection with All Saints' Day, General Order No. 50, Oct 31, 1974 (Philippines)
Suspending the Curfew in Connection with All Saints' Day, General Order No. 50 (Phil. 1974)
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