Proclamation No. 23, s. 1986

~ r-1AL~'l.cA11ANG .!.;IA~'J1LA P M S (.18"-4 fC . . f BY THE PRESIDEl{T OF THE PHILIPPII'!FS PROCLAl'lf:.TI 01~ i'TO. II.. .' AUTHORIZING THE PI-IILIPPIl-JE TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY, II1C., TO CODUCT A NATIOirAL EDUCATIOl'Il\L AND rtJlill C.\r'IP.\IGN FOR A PERIOD OF ONEYEAR.;;' . S::", WHER&\S, the Philippine Tuberctlicsis Society, Inc., complements and supports the Government. IS Na.i:;icnal TB Control' PloGram, aimed 1)t controlling tuberculosis, one of the J_eading ca1lSes of death in .the COUl1try; " i.nrZREAS, the Philippine Tubercu.losis Society, Inc., i.1 Ul-!del--taking its prevel.tiol1, treatmen-t Ri1d health education acti vi Jcies, seeks to eliminate tuberculosis as a major obstacle to the physical, social and economic rlellbein[; of our pcopl; iffiREAS, the Philippine Tut\erculosis Society, Inc., has expanded its domiciliary anQ dispensary l)rocram to bring the benefits of its services to ;"i10re areas, c:lnd to a freatcr number of people; lR1ERRN3, tIle Philipi;ine 'llberculosis Society, I,1C., can achi've its htUnariitarian objectives Oi.ly 1;ith the participation and involv&ent of the community; and \I!IBREAS, the at-caii'lffient of the h"U.:rnani tarian 0 bj ecti ves of the Philippine Tuberctliosis Sociot:)7, I..c., will redoUl.d GO the health and l-relfare of every Filipj.no. :"IOW, THEREFORE., I CORAZOl'J C~ AQUIriO., Plesident of the Philippines by virtue of the povlers v"ested ill fae ~)y law., do hereby author:;'ze the '. Philippil.e Tuberculosis Soci,ty Inc., .co conduct a national Gducatiorl and fund campain for a l)eriod of onc year upon -the promulGation of this proclama-t.ion. I' call l1pon all ci tizeI1-s and lesident.:3 of the Philippines, regardless of race Ol~ creed, to Si.1PI-)Ort acJci'..TGly~ and £ive generously of their time and resources to the anti-TB cale, to hasten the control of this debilitating disease, mil.imize hUIi1an suff.rinG among the af.flicted, and plomot national s.trength .::.nd prosperity .chrouf:;h a heal tl.y ci tiZC1JrY free from .che dc1gers of the disease. . .'. 11- - -2 - I also call upon and allthorize .the Uinisi:;ry of Educc:.cion, C1U ture and Sports and its scRool officials and adr.1inis'tra.tors, te3chers and students ~ both ~~1 public and prj. vatc schools, to participClte in .the .L.nti-TB Ectucntion3:1 and Ii\l:.id C:tmpaicn in tho distribution of ticl-:et and TB seal. t ' Furttmore, I hereby authorizE: all gOY0rrJnent colporaJcions and financinG {iJEti tutions and all Government offices to ap!}ropriate from their funds, donatio~ to the PTS in support of its vlorchy cause. It is hereby reitere.ted that all donatioi'1s .')nd contributions to the Anti-TB fUl1d campai[;n e.nd its various projects and "1ctivitj.0S sh:lll be exerl1pt from incomo~ !:.:'ift, arJ1.lSGment ai"ld all Oth01~ t:l}es, and the samc shall con::tiute allowQble dco,uctions in full for purposes of cooputin.s the maximum mpunt deductiblE) lmder SE)ction 30, parCl,'rapl"l (h), of thE) IITpltional Intertl-Dl Re'renue Code~ as am'nded. IN i'TITl'JESS :.JI-IEREOF, I hUV'3 hereUllto set my !1and 3nd c,3U,.ged the seal of tho Republic of the Philippines to be 3ffixed. Done in the City of Na!1ila, thj.G 1li.th day of AUC1J.St, in the 'ear of Our Lord, r.incteerl h1.J.ndred and oj.C;hty-si. . (SGD.) CORAZO!.j C. .\QUI.1-!O President of the Philippines By the PresidGnt; (SGD .) FULGE!ICI 0 S. F ACL"ORA1'!, JR. Deputy ExeclJ.ti're Secre'cary