Proclamation No. 1566




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 1566, August 9, 1976 ] AUTHORIZING THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC., TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUND CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 19, 1976 TO MARCH 31, 1977. WHEREAS, under the “Educational Development Decree of 1972,” on of the declared policies of the government is to assure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of accelerated economic development and social progress; WHEREAS, literacy and socio-economic growth are closely interrelated; WHEREAS, functional literacy promotion, integrated with the over-all national development plan, is the most practical and effective approach for the training and mobilization of our human resources so that they can support intelligently the trust of national development under the New Society; and WHEREAS, the combined efforts of the government and private agencies to implement the fundamental duty of unfettering our illiterates from ignorance, poverty and fear to give them dignity and equal opportunities and to enable them to participate creatively in nation building, can succeed only if the whole nation extends maximum moral and financial support; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines, Inc., to conduct its second national educational and fund complaint during the period from June 19, 1976 to March 31, 1977. I authorize all national, provincial, city and municipal government officials, officers of government corporations, school authorities and Armed Forces personnel to accept responsibility and provide leadership to this campaign in their respective areas. I call on all citizens and residents of the Philippines regardless of nationality or creed, to support and give generously of their time, means and effort in furtherance of the objectives of the Foundation for Youth Development in the Philippines, Inc. 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 9th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Assistant The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation