Proclamation No. 520




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 520, February 12, 1969 ] AUTHORIZING THE ELKS CEREBRAL PALSY PROJECT, INC., TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUND CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 1 TO JUNE 30, 1969. WHEREAS, some 1,400 children are born yearly in the Philippines afflicted with cerebral palsy, a condition which impairs and causes complete loss of muscular control, rendering those afflicted unable to take care of themselves; WHEREAS, cerebral-palsied children, given proper therapy and treatment, may be improved to such a degree as to relieve their parents and the community in general of the burden of attending their needs and become valuable assets to the nation; and WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for an intensive campaign to educate the people on various aspects of cerebral palsy with a view to minimizing, if not totally eliminating, its deleterious effects, and to raise funds for the operation and expansion of present facilities of the Elks Cerebral Palsy clinics and the purchase of adequate medicine and specialized equipment for the treatment of those afflicted with it; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Elks Cerebra Palsy Project, Inc., to conduct a national educational and fund campaign during the period from May 1 to June 30, 1969. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines, irrespective of race and creed, to support the humanitarian campaign by giving generously of their means to alleviate the miserable plight of these unfortunate individuals afflicted with cerebral palsy. I authorize government officials and employees, including school authorities and teachers, to accept, for the Elks Cerebral Palsy Project, Inc., fund raising responsibilities and to give it active support and 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.1aшphi1 Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation