Proclamation No. 1938, s. 1980

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 1938

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 21 TO 31, 1980, AS "PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK"

WHEREAS, Photography plays a vital role in the noble task of Nation-Building;

WHEREAS, Photography in the Philippines has faithfully recorded in photos the day-to-day achievements of the New Society; and

WHEREAS, it is indeed very important to draw the attention of the New Filipinos about the contribution of photography in national development;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from January 21 to 31, 1980, as "Photography Week" under the auspices of the Professional Photographers Association of the Philippines (PPAP) Incorporated.

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and Eighty.

(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant