Proclamation No. 420, s. 2000

MALACANANG Iss 15233

Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PMS LIBRARY PROCLAMATION NO. 420 MPU 9647

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 23, 2000 TO JANUARY 23, 2001 AS DEVELOPMENT PLANNING MONTH

WHEREAS, the conscious effort to plan for socio-economic development was institutionalized on December 23, 1935, with the enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 2 creating the National Economic Council (NEC), a forerunner of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);

WHEREAS, development planning is a broad-based participatory activity spear- headed by the government with the involvement of the private sector, non-government organizations and people’s organizations;

WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to strengthen and broaden public support for Angat Pinoy 2004, the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan for 1999-2004; “°

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the oe Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from December 23, 2000 to January 23, 2001 and every year thereafter as “Development Plan- i ning Month”. eee

I call upon the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Director-General of the

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), all heads of NEDA Board agen- a cies, government financial institutions, government-owned and controlled corporations, tas chairmen of regional development councils, local government units and other instrumenta- “3: lities of government, the members of mass media. cultural and civic institutions, and i non-government organizations to actively participate in and support the celebration of ee Development Planning Month in the Philippines. a

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 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 27h day of Novemves i in the year of Our Lord, two thousand. PIS LIBRARY

. Received or = nov 29 2000 —_____¢

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By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive Secretary

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