Proclamation No. 1013 (1972)
Declaring the Period From July 10 to 16, 1972, as Science and Technology Week and Creating a Committee to Take Charge of Its Observance
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1013, May 18, 1972 ]
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 10 TO 16, 1972, AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK AND CREATING A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF ITS OBSERVANCE
In order to give impetus to the role of science in the development of the country, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from July 10 to 16, 1972, as Science and Technology Week, with particular emphasis on “Philippine Science in the Second Development Decade” to be observed throughout the country in schools, colleges and universities, with appropriate ceremonies, under the sponsorship of the National Science Development Board.
The following are designated members of a committee to take charge of the national observance of the Week:
The Chairman, National Science Development Board | Chairman The President, Philippine Academy of Science and Humanities | Vice-Chairman The President, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science | Vice-Chairman The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Member The Secretary of Commerce and Industry | Member The Secretary of Education | Member The Secretary of Health | Member The Chairman, National Research Council of the Philippines | Member The President, Confederation of Scientific and Technological Organizations of the Philippines | Member The President, Council of Technology and Allied Sciences of the Philippines | Member The President, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities | Member The President, Chamber of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Member The President, Philippine Chamber of Industries | Member The President, National Press Club of the Philippines | Member
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 18th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Assistant Executive Secretary