Proclamation No. 494, s. 1994

MALACANANG' Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 494 DECLARING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL STAMP COLLECTING MONTH WHEREAS, it is desirable that public attention be focused on the value and significance of philately; WHEREAS, philately, which is the collection and study of stamps, will provide our people, especially the youth, with deeper knowledge of our history, culture, and traditions, as well as of the rest of the world; WHEREAS, a month-long celebration for the promotion and development of our people's consciousnss on the value and significance of philately in our country will help provide an effective means of projecting the Philippines abroad and, consequently, boost our tourism and economy; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of November of every year as National Stamp Collecting Month. IN WITNESS caused the sealaffixed. WHEREOF, of the I have Republic hereunto set my hand and of the Philippines to be Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of October, in the ygar of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninetyfour. (SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines By the President: F (SGD. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR. Executive Secretary v it 19_-tw" ,