Proclamation No. 655




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 655, October 15, 1990 ] DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 21 TO 27, 1991 AS THE NATIONAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE WEEK WHEREAS, in pursuit of character building and citizenship training of boys, of promoting world brotherhood among them, and of contributing to the task of nation-building, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines will host the 12th Asia-Pacific Jamboree and hold its 9th National Jamboree at Mt. Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna from January 21 to 27, 1991; WHEREAS, this endeavor merits the full support and cooperation of all sectors of the community in general, and the Government in particular in consonance with its youth development program; NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period January 21 to 27, 1991 as the NATIONAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE WEEK. All heads of departments, offices, agencies, local government units, and instrumentalities of the government are hereby directed to extend full support and cooperation and contribute their resources to the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in the celebration of this Week, in the hosting of the 12th Asia Pacific Jamboree and in the holding the 9th National Jamboree. All non-governmental organizations and the private sector are likewise enjoined to lend their utmost support and cooperation in these activities.ℒαwρhi৷ 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 15th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety. (Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO By the President: (Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR. Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation