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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 332, February 17, 1994 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 28 TO JULY 4, 1994, AS “INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION WEEK”

WHEREAS, the International Labor Organization (ILO) will observe its 75th anniversary in 1994, while the Universal Declaration of Philadelphia, a vital annex to the ILO Constitution, its 50th anniversary;

WHEREAS, the Philippines, as an active member of the ILO since 1948, wishes to enhance its commitment to pursue the ideals and principles of the ILO;

WHEREAS, the Republic of the Philippines, through the ILOs social partners (the Government, Employers and Workers Organizations), reaffirms its full support and cooperation with the ILOs mandate of promoting international peace and social justice;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from June 28 to July 4, 1994, as “International Labor Organization Week.”

For this purpose, I call upon the Secretary of Labor and Employment to spearhead and coordinate the activities nationwide to celebrate “International Labor Organization Week” in close co-operation with the Employers and Workers organizations;

I call upon all Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies, and Instrumentalities of the Government, specifically those involved in ILO projects, non-government organizations, and the private sector to actively lead the events and programs to commemorate the “International Labor Organization Week.”

I call upon the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports to instruct all schools nationwide, especially elementary and high school, to conduct their own ILO awareness activities, particularly during the “International Labor Organization Week;”

I call upon the Office of the Press Secretary, members of mass media, cultural, and civic institutions to actively support and play a leading role in the campaign to foster ILO awareness in the Philippines.1aшphi1

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 February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety four.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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