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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 274, October 4, 1967 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1 TO 7, 1967, AS “ABACA WEEK”.

WHEREAS, abaca is the fifth major dollar earner of the country and on which no less than 3 million people depend for their livelihood; and

WHEREAS, the abaca industry needs revitalization if it is to maintain its position as one of the country’s major exports;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from October 1 to 7, 1967, as “Abaca Week” under the auspices of the ABACORP and the Philippine Association of Abaca Producers and Exporters (PAAPE).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.1aшphi1

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS
Executive Secretary

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