MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 476, October 6, 1994 ]
DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 13 TO 19, 1994, AS NATIONAL HOG RAISING WEEK
WHEREAS, the government recognizes the vital contribution of the hog raising sector to the livestock industry in particular and to the economy in general,
WHEREAS, the hog sector provides the impetus for the growth of its allied industries such as corn, grains, and other sectors of the livestock industry;
WHEREAS, the government recognizes the need to further develop the hog sector to achieve global competitiveness;
WHEREAS, the hog sector recognizes that production efficiency of its upstream and downstream industries and shift to value added production are means of achieving global competitiveness;
WHEREAS, PIGLINK 94 which is the first major agricultural fair and exhibit to be held in Davao on October 14-18, 1994, will coincide with the 4th National Hog Raisers Convention participated in by the various associations of hog raisers in the Philippines affiliated with the National Hog Raisers Group, Inc. (NHRGI) and the Philippine Association of Hog Raisers, Inc. (PAHRI) representing 95% of commercial hog raisers in the country;
WHEREAS, PIGLINK 94 aims to showcase the important aspects of the livestock and feed industries with emphasis on the hog sector;
WHEREAS, the theme of PIGLINK 94 is “Global Competitiveness” for the Philippines Livestock Industry in the Year 2000;
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 October 13 to 19, 1994, as “HOG RAISING WEEK.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.ℒαwρhi৷
Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of October, 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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