Proclamation No. 950, s. 2005

JfJ( a [, a t a'it a rt g antla BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO.950 DECLARING DECEMBER 3, 2005 AS THE "ALALAY TULAK-LAKAD PARA SA MA Y KAPANSANAN DA V" WHEREAS, December 3, has been declared by the United Nations as the "International Day of Disabled Persons"; WHEREAS, the Advocacy of the Rights and Privileges of Persons with Disabilities needs priority attention and action, particularly in developing countries like the Philippines; WHEREAS, the children, youth, adults, and women with disabilities comprise ten (1'0%) percent of the country's population; " -, c'! -. WHEREAS, the integration into the mainstream persons with disabilities as regards education, health, sports, entertainment, employment, and other aspects of human development needs to be fully implemented; WHEREAS, there is a need to synergize efforts and resources by both public and private sectors for the promotion and improvement of well-being of persons with disabilities to enable them to be part of our nation's development and progress. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby declare the following: ..r Section 1. December 3, 2005 is hereby declared as the" A/aJay Tu/ak-Lakad Para sa May Kapansanan Day". Section 2. The National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) shall be the lead agency for all the activities relative to the observance of "A/alay Tulak-Lakad Para sa May Kapansanan Day" with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and National Anti- Poverty Commission (NAPC) as partner agencies. PGMA Halav,"m N 33224 ... 2 Section 3. All public and private agencies and civil society organizations (C50s) engaged in the development of persons with disabilities are hereby enjoined to maximize their efforts to help create a society that attains the full economic and social development of our disabled countrymen, particularly thedisadvantaged, and to support \ A/a/ay Tu/ak-Lakad Para sa .May Kapansanan Day" in every way possible so as to make the advocacy concerning .the persons with disabilities more productive, lasting and meaningful. .' IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto. set my hand and caused the'seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. day of December -in the year of DONE IN THE City of Manila, this 3rd our Lord, Two Thousd'nd and Five... ~ By the President: /Lk- EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary