Proclamation No. 5, s. 1962

MALACANANG RESIDBNCE OF THE PR1<:SIDENT OF THE PHILIPPIN 88 J:\fANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHIPIPPINES PROCLAMATION No. 5 AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN TURAL FOUNDATION TO CONDUCT A TIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUND DURING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY l' TO JULY 31, 1963 WHEREAS, the promotion and advancement of the manifestations of a people have always been remarkable concomitants of civilization; WHEREAS, the dissemination of the cultural and manifestations of a people have been acc ficant tools in the promotion of international ing; WHEREAS, the Philippine American Cultural is an expression of a mutual desire for betta' UHU"J . ., between the people of the United States and of the Philippines; WHEREAS, the Foundation is dedicated to the. deyeloping, preservip.. and enriching Philippine' ana the disseminatiot of the knowledge thereof," sb:engthening of the ties of friendship between the States and the Philippines; WHEREAS, the Founq.ation proposes to engage in academic, and other programs designed to ad""'n".·" ippine cultural endeavors and to enhance mutual· standing between the people of the United S the Republic of the Philippines; WHEREAS, in the furtherance of all the above obj the Foundation proposes to. construct, operate, and tain a cultural. center; WHEREAS, the Foundation governed by the Trustees composed of six Filipinos and five under the chairJUanship of a Filipino, construct a two-million-five-hundred­ (p2,5·0Q,OOO.OO) Cultural Center in the financed by a· three million-twenty-one-thousalllu .. nllTE dred-fortysix peso (p3,021,946.00) 'donation United States of America; WHEREAS, in order to finance the operating tenance expenses of the proposed cultural Philippine American Cultural Foundation in ordertO its objectives; an endowment fund is proposed to through a nationwide educational and fund CcU.lljJeUg OW, THEREFORE, I, Diosc1ac1o Macapagal, Presideilt of Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by do hereby authorize the Philippine American Cultural Uon to conduct a national educational and fund 'i)-'""l',.gn during the period from February 1, 1962, to , 31, 1963. I call lipon all Citizens and residents of Philippines, irrespective of nationality or' creed, to in this drive of giving generously of their means. we may help foster the promotion of onr culture ;people. I authorize all the treasurers of provincial, and municipal governments, as well as school officials for the Philippine American Cultural Foundation, contributions and donations and to issue official therefor; .IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be <Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of February, the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-two, of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixteenth. DrosDADo ~IACAPAGAL President of the Philipp-ines AMELITO R. MUTUC ExecutIve Sec,j"ew1Y