Declaring the Period From October 4 to 10, 1953, and Every Week Beginning With the First Sunday of Every October Thereafter, As Barrio Improvement Week
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Declaring the Period From October 4 to 10, 1953, and Every Week Beginning With the First Sunday of Every October Thereafter, As Barrio Improvement Week
Proclamation No. 398
June 16, 1953
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Proclamation No. 398Declaring the Period from October 4 to 10, 1953, and Every Week Beginning with the First Sunday of Every October Thereafter, as Barrio Improvement Week
- Recognizes that 15 million Filipinos live in the countryside and remote barrios under economic and social conditions that need improvement. (Preamble)
- National progress can be advanced by pursuing a program of amelioration operating at the barrio level, aiming to broaden opportunities for developing human and natural resources in rural areas. (Preamble)
- It is essential to focus public attention on the requirements and capacities of barrios, foster rural mindedness and leadership among barrio people, and stimulate nationwide efforts of self-help towards rural betterment. (Preamble)
- Declares the period from October 4 to 10, 1953, and every week beginning with the first Sunday of every October thereafter, as Barrio Improvement Week. (Section 1)
- Urges municipal, provincial, and national government officials and civic-spirited citizens to cooperate wholeheartedly to ensure the success of this celebration. (Section 1)
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Declaring the Period From October 4 to 10, 1953, and Every Week Beginning With the First Sunday of Every October Thereafter, As Barrio Improvement Week
Proclamation No. 398
•June 16, 1953
MALACAÑANGManila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 398
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 4 TO 10, 1953, AND EVERY WEEK BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY OCTOBER THEREAFTER, AS BARRIO IMPROVEMENT WEEK.
WHEREAS, there are fifteen million Filipinos living in the countryside and remote barrios under economic and social conditions which call for more desirable improvement;
WHEREAS, national progress may be advanced a great deal by pursuing a program of amelioration operating at the barrio level and which aims to broaden the opportunities of the people for developing human and natural resources available in rural areas;
WHEREAS, it is essential to focus public attention on the requirements and capacities of our barrios, to foster rural mindedness and leadership among the barrio people, and to stimulate nationwide efforts of self-help towards rural betterment;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 4 to 10, 1953, and every week beginning with the first Sunday of every...
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