Proclamation No. 1407, s. 2007

IVIAL.ACANANG. lVlanila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 1407 DECLARING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2007 AS THE WBC BOXING MONTH AND ENJOINING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES INCLUDING ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND GOVERNl't1ENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS TO EXTEND ASSISTANCE TO THE GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS BOARD (GAB) IN THE HOLDING OF THE 45TH WORLD BOXING COUNCIL (WBC) ANNUAL BOXING CONVENTION AND ITS SPORTS AND GAMING EVENTSTO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER11-17, 2007 AT fv1ANILAHOTEL, ONERIZAL PARK, MANILA \l\JHEREAS,the World Boxing Council (WBC) is considered as one of the biggest, most prestigious and most influential boxing organization in the world which consists of 168 members-nations and 14 affiliated federations; WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Gamesand Amusements Board (GAB) is one of the Members of the 50-Member Board of Governors and concurrently the Vice-President of the Oriental-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF), a federation under the auspicesof the WBC; WHEREAS, in the year 2006, during the event dubbed as "Night of the Champions" initiated by the WBC, the Philippines was unanimously voted by its Chairman and fVlembers of the Board of Governors and Heads of the 14 boxing organizations/federations, as the next host country of its forthcoming45th WBC Annual Boxing Convention; WHEREAS, it is an honor and privilege for the Philippinesto be chosen as the host country and as the venue of the WBC Convention after a period of 37 years; \iVHEREAS, this will be an opportunity for the Philippines to be recognized as wor!d-class venue of international forums and meetings and more importantly to show its support in the boxing worid where Filipino boxers are known to be dominant and for it to promote those Filipino boxers who have potential to become world boxing champions; IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII mlA Hologram *42299 WHEREAS, this is also an opportunity for the Philippines to boost and promote its tourism industry; NOvV, THEREFORE,I, GLORIA MACAPAGAl-AR.ROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of November 2007 as the WBC Boxing Month and hereby enjoins all government agencies and instrumentalities, local government units and government owned and controlled corporations to extend assistanceto the Games and Amusements Board in the holding of the 45thWBCAnnual Boxing Convention and its sports and gaming events to be held on November 11-17, 2007 at Manila Hotel, One RizalPark, Manila. This Proclamationshall take effect immediately. Done in the City of manila, this 30th day of October, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven. By the President: ,/ Ii "r- fiA'J_/ EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executiv~, Secreta~y ~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII PGMA ~.:.Qr.,";;42300 ..