MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1432, May 19, 1975 ]

AUTHORIZING THE DRUG ABUSE REHABILITATION NETWORK, INC. (DARN) TO CONDUCT A NATIONWIDE PROMOTIONAL AND FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 1, 1975 TO APRIL 30, 1976.

WHEREAS, narcotics and dangerous drugs are deleterious because they constitute a threat to the fabric of morality which is indispensable to the preservation of public order, undermining the character and spirit of our people, and producing their particular from of destruction without force and violence especially on youthful citizens of our country;

WHEREAS, it is the abiding concern of the Government as well as of all civic-conscious citizens from the various sectors of society to combat the evils of drug abuse so as to preserve, nourish and develop the health and welfare of our youth and prepare them for dynamic roles in future society; and

WHEREAS, the Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Network, Inc. (DARN) a private, non-stock, non-profit agency duly accredited by the Government to operate and maintain a treatment and rehabilitation center for drug dependents and to conduct preventive education and community information on the hazards of drug abuse in all levels of our society so as to insure a drug-free and healthy community, needs unconditional public support;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby authorize the Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Network, Inc. (DARN) to conduct a nationwide promotional and fund-raising drive during the period from May 1, 1975 to April 30, 1976. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines, irrespective of nationality or creed, to give generously and participate actively in this drive and thus help in the rekindling of hopes and aspirations of the youth, especially those afflicted by this malady, so that they may be re-integrated back to our society as useful and productive citizens.

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 19th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Assistant Executive Secretary


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