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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1347, November 5, 1974 ]

DECLARING THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER 1974, AS “VETERINARY MEDICINE WEEK”

WHEREAS, it is desirable to underscore the role played by veterinarians in nation building, particularly in safeguarding animal and human health and in improving human nutritional; and

WHEREAS, it is also fitting and proper to focus public attention on the shortage of veterinary manpower by encouraging the youth to pursue Veterinary Medicine as a career;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the second week of December 1974, as “Veterinary Medicine Week” under the auspices of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association and other concerned entities.

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 5th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Assistant Executive Secretary

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