Proclamation No. 76, s. 1992

MALACANANG MANILA, .!1 WHEREAS, section 9, A J"ticle II of the Constitution provides that "The State shall pronote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the pros)erity and independence of the nation and free the people from ooverty tnrough policies that provide adequate social services" promote full employment, a rising standard of living and an mproved quality of life for all; WHEREAS, the Filipin:o ntion now at the crossroads of history faces great problems as it adjusts its goa+s, approaches and institutions toward national reconstruction, recovery and human progress; WHEREAS, these problems threaten the day by day survival of the most vulnerable among our population -the large number of women and children that would be denied of their right to healthcare, nutrition, knowledge and education, and better access to economic and social opportunities; . WHEREAS, underscoring the problems is the pace of our population growth artd that of our capability to provide for our...women and chlldren WhlCh depends to a large measure on how we meet our population challenge; WHEREAS, there is a need to launch an envigorated and intensified campaign that shall provide focus on population with national development efforts.. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of thePhilippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from November 23 to 29 and every year thereafter as "Population and Development Week". The Commission on Population, with the cooperation of the Department of Health, shall plan for, organize and coordinate the activities for the .' celebratlon of the week. All government deparments, and controlled corporations are participate in the Celebra,tion. agencies and government owned hereby enjoined to support and . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippinescto be affixed. DONE in the city of Manila, this ?oth day of October,year of our Lord, nineteen htIndred and,ninety-two. I in the prs _IBRARY Received OCT Z 3 1992 ~ .;~':4