Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, and July 31, 1940, as the Time for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
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Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, and July 31, 1940, as the Time for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
Proclamation No. 569
June 24, 1940
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Summary of Proclamation No. 569Declaring the Period for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
- The period between Independence Day (July 4) and July 31, 1940, is declared as the time for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines.
- The Philippines has been fortunate to avoid the suffering and miseries afflicting millions due to the outbreak of war in Europe.
- The Philippine Red Cross should be prepared to cooperate with the American Red Cross in extending aid to innocent victims of these tragic events.
- The Philippine Red Cross carries out various services throughout the archipelago, including:
- Providing relief to victims of public calamities. (Section 3)
- Serving over a million persons, principally children, in the field of public health through nurses and dentists. (Section 3)
- Assisting families affected by leprosy and paroled lepers upon their return to community life. (Section 3)
- Training individuals in First Aid and Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick. (Section 3)
- Engaging in other public welfare activities. (Section 3)
- Continuing and expanding these services requires the moral and financial support of all citizens and residents of the Philippines.
- All citizens and residents are called upon to assist actively in the organization and conduct of the Roll Call and to provide generous and special support this year to enable the Red Cross to meet its obligations and responsibilities. (Section 4)
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Declaring the Period Between Independence Day, July 4, and July 31, 1940, as the Time for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines
Proclamation No. 569
•June 24, 1940
MALACAÑANG PALACEManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 569
DECLARING THE PERIOD BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4, AND JULY 31, 1940, AS THE TIME FOR THE FIFTH COMMONWEALTH ROLL CALL OF THE RED CROSS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period between Independence Day, July fourth, and July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty, the time for the Fifth Commonwealth Roll Call of the Red Cross in the Philippines.
Since the last roll call, the outbreak of war in Europe has spread suffering over a large part of the world. The United States and the Philippines have been blessed by Providence in that the shadow of miseries and sufferings, now afflicting millions of our fellow human beings, has not been cast upon us. In grateful appreciation of this good fortune, our Red Cross should be kept prepared to cooperate with the American Red Cross in extending a helping hand to the innocent victims of these tragic...
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