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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1587, September 28, 1976 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 11 TO 17, 1976, AS “DEAF AWARENESS WEEK”.

WHEREAS, the Philippine Association of the Deaf, Inc. is celebrating its Golden Jubilee on October 17, 1976, after fifty years of dedicated service to the deaf members of our society;

WHEREAS, the Association has been providing the deaf free education, vocational training and job opportunities for the development of their potentials; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to awaken the sympathy and understanding of the general public on the welfare of the deaf to enable them to find their rightful place in society;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 11-17, 1976, as “DEAF AWARENESS WEEK” under the auspices of the Philippine Association of the Deaf, Inc. and other involved organizations.

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 28th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.

SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant

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