Proclamation No. 1619, s. 2008

MALACANANG Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 1619

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 8 TO 12, 2008, AS “PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT WEEK”

WHEREAS, the Production and Operations I4anagement Association of the Philippines (PROMAP), a non-partisan and non-stock organization was established to promote industrial development through better and more efficient management of the production systems;

WHEREAS, PROMAP will be holding the 21° National Convention to be held at the Peninsula Manila Hotel, Makati City on September 11 and 12, 2008;

WHEREAS, there is a need to focus national attention on the important role production and operations practitioners play in the development of the economy as well as in the manufacturing sector.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from September 8 to 12, 2008, as “Production and Operations Management Week", under the auspices of the Production and Operations Management Association of the Philippines.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set iny hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this a day of Sevtember, in the year of Our

Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

By the President:

Nb ce EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary

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