Proclamation No. 26, s. 1947

MALACANAN PALACE MANILA BY TFIE PRESIDXI{T OF TI]E PHIIIFFTNES F?,itcLAI'-q.TTOi[ N0. & 6 DESIfiFTA?ING fliE PEitfOl FROI'T SEPTI{'iBE3 15 T0 CICTOBER 3L, Lgt+7 AS THE FETIO) FOR- THI NATTONAI FUND CA}:PATG},I OT TIi:T G]RL SCOI]TS OF T}{A PH]I]PPII{ES. lr,rilE..tilAS, the Girl Scouis of t he Phitippirr*", a pu'nlic cornoration creat,ed by Cornrr-ronlrealth. Act lJo. 542 -for the Durpose of helpin4 girls lrom 7 to tS years of age to realize the ideals of womanhood as a preparation for iheir responsibilities in the home and service to the community, pla.ns to conducb a na- tional fund campaign for funds iuith vrhich to maintain, ,finance and promote its. various activities to attain the objectives for rn'hich it vias created; :'iiiEREAS, in recognition of the splendid accom- plishments in cha.racter del'e"l opment at:id in promoting the rnoraL and bodiiy ruelfare of the Filipino girls, the Girl Scouis of the Philippines deservesto receive the continued moral and naterial encouratlement and supnori on the _nart o1l our people so that it nay be able to carry on its l-auciabie work eiiectively; i,lliE3Er\ll, Nhe Gi:'l- Scouts of the Philippines needs financial assistance io ens"ble it to meet not only its essential recluirenients a$ an independent organization but al-so the necessari.r expenses that l+ou1d be entailed r-n conlrcction r.iith the seleetion of the Fhilippine.s as the hostess country for the JulieLte ior,r International Camp for girl scouts all- over Nhe r,vorl-d; ijJ}iEl?;S,S, the proposecj fund campaiqn vrill- afford our peonle the rare privile.le and opnortunity to ex- press in a tanqible r.qra,v their a.ppreciation of ihe good work bein.e undertaicen by 1;he Gir.L Scouts of the Fhil- ippines; l.Jsi,,,r, THf l:Jlr0R:J, I,"I'{AlrltlEL :01{AS, Presideni o.fl 'rhie Fhilipaines, clo irereby designate and'set aside t,he pe- rtod from Senteniber L5 to OcioLrer 3L, 1947 as e. snecial ,-one for t,he conduct of the 1947 lJational Fi-r-nd Campaign of the Girl Scouts of irhe Phj.lippines to raise funds for the purposes rneniioned abcve. f also call u.oon all -1- Date uploaded: November 24, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph -- Y -4- government ofiicials and. empl oyees and all citizens inri residents of the Philippines to assist in this canpaign anrl to ,give their r,shole-hearted supErort ancl coo-reration so that the organization may be assured of funrls sorely neeri.ed to carry on its vrork in every part of the PhiliPPines. day of of the In witness rhereof , I krave hereunto se! my hand and caused the seal o-f ttre .Republic of the Fhilip- pines to be affixed. .A.' r($^ .\ Jone at the City o.f ilanila, this t'\ \rr,*.^^"(.-- in the year of Our Lord , L9l+7, and InHepenclenee of the Philippines ' the first. ; By the President: N EI.{]LI ABETLO Chief of the Executive Of.fice Date uploaded: November 24, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph