Proclamation No. 57, s. 1948

' t'-<1 _' MALACANAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PHESTDEilf 0F THE PTTILI],PINES / PROELASATION }IO. 57 ( DEOLSRIIffi fEBRUARY 29e L9l+8' As nItNIrm NATI0N$ APFEAI FoR sHrI;DnEN DArn' a]lD THE FERToD FRoM MSRoII 5 ro MARGH 20, 1948, rsotu$rvE, A,s rI{E TIME FOR S0LTSITATTOH" WHEREAS, the secretery-General of the united lilations bas clesignated February 29, Lg{:8, as trUnited llations Appeal for Ghlldren Dayo, and. eppeels to the people of al1 nallons to help the 6010001000 children in Europe and asia whc are suffer- ing fron laok of food, medici"nee, clottring, shoes and other neeessities; trfHEREAsr the PhlltppJ-nes has gtradly accepted the invitatlon of the united }lations to particlpate in this rorlcl-wids 6ar{'algn on behalf of the suffering children; IfiHERDA,S, participatlon Ln this csErFaiga accords to otlr people tbe happy privilege of uniting sitb other natl.ons in a corulon effort to Eave the next geaeratS.on for happr cltizenship Ln One Sorld; and HHEREIS, there hae been ereated a Philtppine Natlonal Cop nittee of the unltecl $ations appeal. for children, enporryered to conduct, nanage and direct this appeal ln tbe Philipplnee; $OIt, tHEAEIOFE, f, MAIIUEL SOXAS, presldent of the Fhtltp- pinesr do hereby declare Febnuary ?.9, r948r'as Bunited l{atione Appeal for Chlldren Da5fl in the Phlllpplnes, and the perl"od, fton March 5 to March 20, 19/+8, as tbe tine So aetive solieltatlon of voluntarSr contrib'utions. I_call" upon all eitizens and resldents of tbe Philipplaes, as selL as upon e]l orgaaiaations, to support andt faallttate tJre oonduet of thie canpaLgn and to glve J.t their rholehearted and enthusLastie asslstance. r bereby enphasize the lnportance of nakiag tbe Phil"lpplne response to thls Appeal" as an adeqnate Eeasuro ard expresslon of our eapaef"ty for international eoopersF t,lon asd of eur deep cone,ern and abidiag faitlr in the brri1dfrg of a happy, peacefirl and free rorld. Date uploaded: November 25, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph -2- f also authmize al-L provinci.alr city and nunlclpal" governmeat offlcial"s to accept, for tbe Philippine National Conmittee of the United llations Appeal for Childrenr eertain fund-ralsing reeponstbilitles in thelr respective corouunitlee to the erd that the campalgn will be carnied out suecessfully. IN WITNESS WHERE0FT I have hereunto set my hand and eaused the seal of the Republie of the Phli.iopines to be affired. q l.u('. Done in the 0ity of Manlla, th5-e r')- day of FebrtarT, ln the year of Our Lordl, nlneteen hundred and forty-eightr and of the Independence of the Phillppines, tbe seeond. ;EMILTO']A3EI,LCI ". Execntlve Seeretar5r By the Presidentr Date uploaded: November 25, 2010 PCDSPO Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph