Proclamation No. 279, s. 1993

MAlACANA~ Manila IJIFIJ 73':1 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO.279 DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 18 TO 24, 1993, TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE WEEK AS THE WHEREAS, the Transport Cooperative Program created under Memorandum Order No. 395, series of 1973, will mark its 20th Foundation Aniversary on October 19, 1993; WHEREAS, the Office of Transportation Cooperatives, the government agency attached to the Department of Transporta- tion and Communications which was tasked to oversee the pro-gram, continuously pursues projects designed to ameliorate the socio-economic condition of the small workers in the public transport industry; WHEREAS, for the past two decades, the Transport Co- operative Movement under the leadership of the Katipunan ng mga Kooperatibang Pansasakyang ng Pilipinas, the national federation of transport cooperatives, has vigorously promoted the efforts of government to rationalize the public land transportation services, particularly those rendered by the small operators and their drivers; WHEREAS, the success of the Transport Cooperative Pro- gram demonstrates the effectiveness of a strong partnership between government and the cooperative sector in undertaking activities that foster people's economic and political em-powerment; WHEREAS, there is a need to focus the attention of the nation to this outstanding program and to accord due recogni- tion to the agencies, institutions, and individuals who, by their dedication and exemplary services, continue to make the program strong, vibrant, purposeful, and responsive to the needs of the Filipino people; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of thePhilippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 18 to 24, 1993, as the "Transport Cooperative Week." /y 93i1000 Transport Cooperative WeekOctober 18 to 24, 1993 x x -2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to beaffixed. ~ Done in the City of Manila, this Af day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety thre~' ~ '-"V' By the President: t/' PMS LIBRARY JR. TE~~TO~ .I cutive Secretary Roc ~ T :b-~~~-4J1I.,...t Date