Proclamation No. 41, s. 2010

MALACANAN PALACE .BY THE PRE81DENT OF THE PHILIPPINES i PROCLAMATI~)N NO. ~ ! i DECLARING THE FIRST FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 5,2010 AS NATIONAL TEACHERS' MONTH WHEREAS, the United Nations :ducation, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated October' 05 as World Teachers' Day, a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youth and adults through the life-long learning process; WHEREAS, despite the issuance of Proclamation No. 479 declaring "Sunday, October 5, 2003, as National Teachers' Day" in the Philippines, there has been no widespread celebrations nationwide; . WHEREAS, there is a need to generate public awareness and support for World Teachers' Day here in the Philippines; WHEREAS, it is essential to revitalize the image of teaching as a vocation by increasing public awareness on the value of teachers in Philippine society and for national development; WHEREAS, the occasion can be used to celebrate the unique role and service that teachers play in guiding families, strengthening of communities, and building the nation; WHEREAS, to contribute to the growth and development of the teaching profession in the country as well as to publiGly express appreciation to mentors, both active and retired, a Teachers' Month ,campaign (TMC) was conceived in July 2008 by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI), De La Salle Philippines (OLSP), Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), and Campaigns Social Response (CSR), with the special participation of the Department of Education (OepEd) and the support of key business institutions; WHEREAS, owing to its success, HIe Campaign has generated mon?, support from government, private companies and major organizations in and 2010. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO, So AQUINO III, President of Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the first Friday of September to October 2010 as NATION.At TEACHERS' MONTH with the theme, "MY TEACHER, MY HEROH. @[lite of tl)e re£"hel1l Q{ t!J $l{1ilqJpu1e% 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 PI'JOY000182 Date uploaded: October 5, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph Accordingly, all concerned departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, the various local !Jovernment units, the private sector and the public at. large are hereby enjoineil to actively participate and support activities and programs for the celebration tereof. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hel'eunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be 1ffixed. Done in the City of Manila, thisls t day of October in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Ten. By authority of the President: ../" ..\ / \ ,'/" o ¥. /""" I PAQ./ ITO N. octI.. OA, JR. E ecutive Secetary ! @tCtu o( t!Je .iilreml:le11IQ( t1)£ .1Iil!)iJipPU1C~ 111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111 11111:1111 1111 II/! PNOY000183 ~----------------------------CERTIFIED COPY: Date uploaded: October 5, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph