Proclamation No. 115-A, s. 1966

“MALACANANG RESIDENCE GF THE PRESIDINT OF THE PHILIPPESS MALILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF CHE PEILI-PINGS PROCLAHATION NO. 115-A

ABOLISHI%G SAFETY AND .CCIDEWT? PREVENTION | £ AD DecLanING THE YER NISETEEY HUNDRED AND SIXTY-S=VEN alD SVERY YEAR THEREsFTER AS SAFETY AND PREVENTION YEAR.

WIBREAS, there is indisputable evidei.ce of a considernble rise in gecident occurrence covery year not only in industrisl, cornnereial ad agricultural enterprises, but especially on the highways, in schools and even in our hones, ost of which are unrecorded;

WHEREAS, these accidents not only cause heavy financial losses and consequent econonie disloertion anong those affected and to our country at large, but also ianensursble hunan suffering; and

WiREAS, there is now, nore than ever as a pert of our national developnent, an ispelling and constant necd for propagating safety consciousness ations our peovle everydsy of the year ss 2 positive preventive approach to © problem t!at can be solved by nore caution, vigilsnce, sobriety, exercise of colon sense and respect for the law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAID E. MARCOS, President of the Philiptines, procloin the year nineteen lin-dred and sixty-seven and every year thereafter, as SAPETY AWD =CCIDENT PREVEV TION YEAR, each sonth of the year to be devoted to a particular aspect of safety and accident prevention in various fields as follows:

January -------+---+- General Orientation February ------<---+- Air Transportation Merch ----=+-+--+---- Fire Prevention April -=-ss<ssss45 Vacation Hazards May ------+--- =- Land Transportation

. wune -----+--+---+- Sea Transportation July ---------- Schools Aust --+------+---- Far us Septeuber --------- Health and Sanitation

October - =— - -=- == = Intustry and Connerce Neveuber --+---+-- — = Hones Decginber - -=-=-+- - = Holiday iszords

I cali upon all segments of society, including all industrial, conmerci-=1, tid agricu_tural sectcrs; public and private schools; Government cgencies; labor managenent and civic organizations; te ceive full suport, uncertake maxinun participation and initictive to wake! cvury Year as above-described neaninsful and productive of desired results.

The Departnent of Inabor shall organize nnd coordinate all activitics in connection with this Proclantation. The Sceretary of Lebor is further enpowercd to sake adjustments or changes in the donk +to-nonth schedule of subject natter and obher related aspects other than as deserited above for orenter effectiveness and a nore purposive Srfety and accident Prevention Year.

Proclunntion No. 359, dated Octobur 17, 1956, ond Proclunation No. 32, dated May 28, 1954, are hereby revoked.

Ii! WITSESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set ny hand and couscd the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th dey of Nayenber, in the yeor of Our Lord, ninetecn hundred and sixty-six.

(SGD.) BERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President:

(SGD.) RAFAEL i. SALAS Executive Secretary

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