Proclamation No. 1191 (1973)
Declaring October 22 to 28, 1973, as International Trade Week
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1191, October 17, 1973 ]
DECLARING OCTOBER 22 TO 28, 1973, AS INTERNATIONAL TRADE WEEK.
WHEREAS, the Chamber of International Trade, in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Trade and the United Nations Office, is sponsoring an International Trade Festival to be held in Manila from October 22 to 28, 1973;
WHEREAS, it is the objective of the Festival to help accelerate the economic development of the country and increase the per capita income of the individual through the expansion of foreign trade, foreign investments, promotion of tourist trade, and fostering of goodwill, understanding and cooperation among nations; and
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper to call the attention of the public to this important undertaking;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of His Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from October 22 to 28, 1973, as International Trade Week.
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 17th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
By the Executive Secretary:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Assistant Executive Secretary