Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
OCTOBER 30, 1919
Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison issued Proclamation No. 18 declaring every October 30 as Flag Day and a public holiday.
From September 6, 1907 to 1919, the display of the Philippine Flag was outlawed in accordance with Act No. 1696 or the Flag Law of 1907, “banning the display of Katipunan flags, banners, emblems, or devices and for other purposes.”
Sen. Rafael Palma, taking a cue from Harrison who was against the Flag Law, sponsored a Senate bill that called for the repeal of the flag ban. The bill was approved and became Act No. 2871.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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