MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 1133, November 18, 1997 ]
AUTHORIZING THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL FUND CAMPAIGN FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR
WHEREAS, the YMCA of the Philippines is a non-stock and non-profit civic organization whose purpose includes the promotion of understanding among people of all faiths, to the end that the brotherhood of men under the fatherhood of God may be fostered in an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding;
WHEREAS, the YMCA is involved in the total development of the mind, body and spirit of man, especially the youth, and their liberation from the constraints of their environment such as hunger, disease, poverty, pollution, injustice and the like;
WHEREAS, with its continuous training program for character building, citizenship training and the opportunities for leadership it has given to many of its youth members over the years, the YMCA of the Philippines has exerted and continues to exert influence in the development of a responsible citizenry imbued with a deep sense of social consciousness;
WHEREAS, YMCA has to build infrastructure facilities to respond to the needs of the total community especially the youth;
WHEREAS, its meager income and limited resources cannot adequately cope up with its present program thrust for total development especially of the youth of our land, prepare them for better citizenship, and in the building of its facilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of the Philippines to conduct a national fund campaign for a period of one year effective upon the promulgation of this Proclamation.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 18th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety seven.
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
By the President:
(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary
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