Proclamation No. 274 (1964)
Declaring the Period From July 26 to 31, 1964, as Surveying and Mapping Week
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 274, July 21, 1964 ]
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 26 TO 31, 1964, AS SURVEYING AND MAPPING WEEK
WHEREAS, surveying and mapping represent a vital aspect of the national effort towards economic progress;
WHEREAS, valuable work has been done in the field by people who have labored hard and without fanfare; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to focus attention on the importance of surveying and mapping in the scheme of national development and on the contribution of surveyors and engineers to national economy and progress;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from July 26 to July 31, 1964, as Surveying and Mapping Week and designate the Board of Technical Surveys and Maps to take charge of its celebration.
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 21st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-four.
DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines
By the President:
CALIXTO O. ZALDIVAR
Acting Executive Secretary