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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1426, April 29, 1975 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 25 TO 31, 1975, AS RURAL BANKING WEEK.

WHEREAS, the 22nd Annual Convention of Rural Bankers will be held on May 29 to 31, 1975, under the joint sponsorship of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines and the Central Bank of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, rural banking, as a vehicle of agricultural financing in the rural economic stream, is a potent force in the implementation of expansion programs in the rural sector; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting to focus national attention on the important role of rural banks in boosting development in the countryside;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from May 25 to 31, 1975, as Rural Banking Week under the auspices of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines and other involved entities.

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 29th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.1aшphi1

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Deputy Executive Secretary

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