Category: Proclamations

Announcements and special pronouncements issued by the Philippine Presidents

Declaring the Period from November 10 to 16 of Every Year as Deaf Awareness Week – Proclamation No. 829

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES MALACAÑANG Manila PROCLAMATION No. 829 DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 10 – 16 OF EVERY YEAR AS “DEAF AWARENESS WEEK” WHEREAS, the deaf, a vital segment of our society, can be transformed into a significant force in the efforts for national development; and WHEREAS, consistent with the foregoing, continue reading : Declaring the Period from November 10 to 16 of Every Year as Deaf Awareness Week – Proclamation No. 829

Declaring the Third Week of July Every Year as the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilation Week – Proclamation No. 1870

MALACAÑANG Manila PROCLAMATION No. 1870 DECLARING THE THIRD WEEK OF JULY EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION WEEK WHEREAS, the National Commission, Concerning Disabled Persons, created through Presidential Decree No. 1509, was mandated to serve as a central authority which will direct, coordinate, and integrate planning and management, as well as implementation continue reading : Declaring the Third Week of July Every Year as the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilation Week – Proclamation No. 1870

Designating the Period from February 14 to 20, 1975 and every year thereafter as Retarded Children’s Week – Proclamation No. 1385

MALACANANG Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION No. 1385 DESIGNATING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 14 to 20, 1975, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, AS “RETARDED CHILDREN’S WEEK” By order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, do hereby designate the period from February 14 to 20, continue reading : Designating the Period from February 14 to 20, 1975 and every year thereafter as Retarded Children’s Week – Proclamation No. 1385

Declaring the Last Week of February of Every Year as Leprosy Control Week – Proclamation No. 467

MALACAÑANG RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION No. 467 DECLARING THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS LEPROSY CONTROL WEEK WHEREAS, leprosy sufferers all over the country are one of the most forgotten segments of society; WHEREAS, the present program of leprosy control emphasizes continue reading : Declaring the Last Week of February of Every Year as Leprosy Control Week – Proclamation No. 467