Proclamation No. 1207, s. 2006

MALACAN ANG MANILS

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO, 1207

DECLARING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2606 (HOLY INNOCENTS’ DAY) AS A SPECIAL DAY DEDICATED TO STREET CHILDREN AND OTHER ABANDONED, ORPHANED, ABUSED AND MARGINALIZED YOUTH

WHEREAS, Holy Innocents’ Day (December 28, 2006) commemorates the massacre of all children less than two years of age, as ordered by King Herod To make sure that Jesus did not survive;

WHEREAS, the Holy Innocents were the very first saints and they died not enly for Christ, but in place of Christ;

WHEREAS, the abandoned and neglected children of today are the Holy Trinocents of our times;

WHEREAS, it is but fitting to declare Holy Innocents’ Day 2 special day dedicated to street children and other abandoned, orphaned, abused and marginalized youth;

WHEREAS, we must devote this special day a5 the starting point of solving our street children problem and make possible @ convergence of cooperativism and synergized cultural initiatives for vulnerabie groups;

WHEREAS, the focus on their needs, conditions aid celeurating Ureir capacity to social transformation and achievement would be inspiring te forge broader community and national support for advancing. their welfare:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, bY virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Thursday, December 28, 2006 (Holy Innocents’ Day) as a special day dedicated to street children and other abandoned, orphaned, abused and marginalized youth. December 28, 2006 shall, however, remain a regular working day.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines te be affixed,

DONE in the City of Manila, this 28H) day of December _in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six,

By the President: EDUARDO R, ERMITA Executive Secretary

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