Proclamation No. 553, s. 1990

I' .1':",c"-I.I"i"(:; rpMS LIBRARY \l;..\Jl!...\ .,APR 2 6 1990 3Y THE ;:>RESI E:'IT !.1F THE ?HILIPD!NES S-J.3'z, PRdcL,rATION :10. 553 , DECLARliG SUNrJAY, ,J1,PR~L 22, 1990, ,I\S "EARTH DA'( 1990" HE?-E.04.S ..;t,he gravi ty of env; )'onment degradati on ana jesi:;jc:i on in the country..:I&hreatens he '/er'j 'lua i ~ ty of i; fe of many ;:' i i 01 nos;I WHEREAS, the dnudation of our forests and the current drought, exhibit most dramatically the plight of our environment; , " \ WHEREAS, th'e support of the citizenry is vital to :he success of measures directed at the improvement and conservation ,JT Jur n- vi ronment; ' WHEREAS, ;Jub'ic awareness is essential to the initaton )f widespread civic action protec:ive of the environment; WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is a 'jpeC'~al occasion to e ::e!ebr1ted on April 22, 1990 by :nore t.rhan 100 ountries as a signal Jf commitment to the conservation of the environment; NOW, THE?E?ORE, I. CORAZON :. ..;QUINO, P"esdent or :ie ;)1iPP1:~e.'!. by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby dec:are Sunda.y,Apri-l 22, -1990, as II Earth- Day 1990."- , ~--" , IN 4ITNESS ~HEREOF, I nave hereunto set my. hand ana :ausea the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be 3ffi;<ed. Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of April, in he jear of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety. -. J,b'-"j }, Y By the President: -'\ . J .I ,- I /" , , fT...,: ~ IC~~~~RAIG JR. .IiE)(ec"Jti ve Secretary ,