Proclamation No. 763




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 763, July 10, 1961 ] AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY, INC., TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL FUND AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 19 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1961. WHEREAS, tuberculosis continues to .impair the public health and retard the social betterment of our population, thereby impeding the economic development of the country and thwarting the social uplift of the masses; WHEREAS, it is imperative that this disease be vigorously fought and kept under control in the interest of better health and the general welfare; WHEREAS, the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc., is performing a signal public service by ably assisting the Government toward intensifying the nation’s efforts in minimizing the scourge of the white plague in our country; WHEREAS, it is only through the generous moral and financial support of our people that the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc., can maintain and intensify its health services for the continued benefit of the public; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc., to conduct a national fund and educational campaign during the period from August 19 to September 30, 1961. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines, irrespective of nationality or creed, to assist in this drive by giving generously of their means so that we may protect ourselves, and our children from a dreaded disease. I authorize all the treasurers of provincial, city, and municipal governments, as well as school officials to accept, for the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc., voluntary contributions and donations and to issue official receipts therefor.1aшphi1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixteenth. CARLOS P. GARCIA President of the Philippines By the President: NATALIO P. CASTILLO Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation