Proclamation No. 700, s. 1970

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 700, June 10, 1970 ]

DECLARING TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1970, AS AIR SAFETY DAY.

WHEREAS, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, of which the Philippines is a member, celebrates “International Air Safety Day” on June 16, 1970;

WHEREAS, air safety is one of the major concerns of international civil aviation; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to enhance the image and standing of the Philippines in international civil aviation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare Tuesday, June 16, 1970, as Air Safety Day. The Civil Aeronautics Administration and other agencies concerned with aviation safety are enjoined to participate in the observance of Air Safety Day.

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 10th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary