Proclamation No. 340




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 340, December 24, 1964 ] DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 15 TO MARCH 31, 1965, AS THE TIME FOR THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS WHEREAS, the Philippine National Red Cross, the body corporate and politic duly created and officially designated by Republic Act No. 95, as amended by Republic Act No. 855, to assist the Republic of the Philippines in discharging its obligations set forth in the Geneva Convention, and to perform other functions in a national Red Cross society, depends solely upon voluntary public contributions to carry out its duties and responsibilities; and WHEREAS, the said organization has, through unstinted labor, proven itself an indispensable institution in the promotion of the public welfare, especially in times of emergency, symbolizing our national spirit of compassion and our aspirations for world peace and understanding ; NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from January 15 to March 31, 1964, as the time for the Eighteenth Annual Fund Campaign of the Philippine National Red Cross. I urge all citizens and residents of this country, as well as all associations and organizations, to help actively in this campaign by giving generously of their means, time, and efforts to realize the aims and purposes of the Philippine National Red Cross.1aшphi1 I authorize all national, provincial, city, municipal, and barrio government officials and school authorities to accept Philippine National Red Cross fund-raising responsibilities, and urge them to take the initiative and active leadership in their respective communities. 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 24th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-four. DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL President of the Philippines By the President: SALVADOR L. MARIÑO Secretary of Justice concurrently Acting Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation