Proclamation No. 817, s. 1996

MALACANANManila 1L1p-N o?}S'/ BY THE PRESIDEr{T OF THE PHILIPPINES PROC:'A;1AT ION NO 817 DECLARING 'THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 13 TO 19, INSURANCE CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK" 1996, AS "LIFE WHEREAS, life insurance provides Filipino families witt" services ant. benefits for flnancial protection and peace of mind in times of need and when the families' income earners pass away or become incapacitated; WHEREAS, the life insurance industry is a major contri-butor tc the social and economic development of our country, particularly in support of our government's thrust to gene- rate meaningful long-term savings; WHEREAS, despite these services, benefits and contribu- tion to our country's social and economic well-being that life insurance can provide, the majority of our population are still not covered by life insurance; 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 October 13 to 19, 1996 as ":::'ife Insurance Consciousness Week" under the auspices of the Philippine Life Insurance Association, Inc. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to beaffixed. Done in the City of Manila, this 25 day of Junein"the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety six PMS LIBRARY .Received JUt ~ 3. 199& ~ Date