Proclamation No. 561, s. 2004

MALACANANG MANILA

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PROCLAMATION NO. 561

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 29 TO APRIL 3, 2004 AS LABOR MANAGEMENT COOPERATION WEEK

WHEREAS, the Constitution mandates the promotion of the “principle of shared responsibility between workers and the employers” and the enforcement of their mutual compliance therewith to foster industrial peace;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create broader consciousness of labor- management cooperation as an effective measure to foster industrial peace and harmony;

WHEREAS, labor-management cooperation is a necessity to enable our industries to respond to the challenges of the rapidly changing global business environment and new world trade order envisioned by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from March 29 to April 3, 2004 as Labor Management Cooperation Week.

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 /* day of Mareh , in the year of Our

Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

By the President:

Ch GE

ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary

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