Proclamation No. 1261 (1974)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1261, May 6, 1974 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 19 TO 25, 1974, AS HOME ECONOMICS WEEK.

WHEREAS, the Philippine Home Economics Association observes this year the twenty-sixth anniversary of its founding;

WHEREAS, this nation-wide Association is composed of 65 Chapters all over the country with a membership of more than 6,000; and

WHEREAS, Home Economics is one field of education which is concerned with the home and the family as they exist in society, helping individuals and families develop into responsible and effective members of society, thus making families vital cogs in national development;

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 May 19 to 25, 1974, as Home Economics Week under the auspices of the Philippine Home Economics Association and urge all home economists to join in making the observance of the Week a success.

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 6th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

By the Executive Secretary:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA

Assistant Executive Secretary