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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 993, April 18, 1997 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 21 – 27, 1997 AS CABLE TELEVISION WEEK

WHEREAS, the Philippine International Cable Show 97 will be held on April 23-25, 1997 at the Philippine International Convention Center to be attended by cable operators in the Philippines and other Asian-Pacific countries as well as foreign and local program providers, equipment suppliers, electronic and communication engineers and advertisers;

WHEREAS, the cable TV industry has to develop and grow into a state-of-the-art industry to be able to meet the increasing demands of a highly critical and intelligent viewership;

WHEREAS, there is a need to focus national attention on the important role of the cable industry to fulfill its vital role in economic progress and technological development in support of Philippines 2000;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from April 21-27, 1997 as “Cable Television Week”.

For this purpose I call upon all cable operators, program providers, electronic and communications engineers, equipment suppliers, government and private institutions and associations to give the observance of the week their full support.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 April 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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