Proclamation No. 227, s. 1988

PROVIDING FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF ‘THE MONTH OF MARCH AS "WOMEN'S ROLE IN HISTORY MONTH."

WHEREAS, the House of Representatives has designated under Resolution No. 20 the month of March, 1988 and every month of March thereafter as "Women's Role in History Month";

WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 20 highlights the historical contri- butions which Filipino women of every class, religion and ethnic background have made to the growth and strength of the nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways;

WHEREAS, Filipino waren have played and continued to play a eritical economic, cultural, political, and social role in every sphere of our nation's life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working in and outside of the home;

WHEREAS, Filipino women have played a unique and meaningful role throughout our history by providing the majority of the nation's volunteer force and have been particuiarly important in the establistenent of early charitable, philantrophic, cultural, and political institutions in the country;

WHEREAS, Pilipino women of every class, éthnic, and religious background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major prog- ressive social change movement, not only to secure their own right of suffrace’ and equal opportunity but also to create a more fair and just society for all;

WEEREAS, it would ke fair and fitting that these contributions o£ the Filipino wanen be given due recognition.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by .wirtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby cal] upon the pecple of the Philippines to observe the month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Towards this end, the National Commission on the Role of Filipinc Women is hereby designated as the Secretariat to coordinate its nationwide observance.

IN WITNESS WHERBOF, 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 17th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.

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By the President: .

TALIM) MAGARAIG, JR. Executive Secretary, -