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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 609, August 11, 1959 ]

DESIGNATING THE PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 31, 1959, AS THE PERIOD FOR THE NATIONAL FUND CAMPAIGN OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES IN PLACES OUTSIDE OF GREATER MANILA

WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, since its charter in 1940 by Commonwealth Act No. 542, has consistently served the nation through its program of character building and citizenship training, thereby meriting the moral encouragement and material support of our people;

WHEREAS, the said organization, in successfully hostessing a Girl Scout world gathering and in creditably taking part in international events abroad during the past years, has brought prestige not only to the local Girl Scout Movement but to the country as a whole;

WHEREAS, the steady growth in membership of the Girl Scout Organization has brought to the fore the need for more and well-trained leaders and other adult workers;

WHEREAS, in pursuance of the objective of community service and of providing good and strong leadership, the five-year program of training key local and national workers abroad, which was started in 1958, needs vigorous implementation for the coming years;

WHEREAS, in support of the Administration’s rural development program and as an effective means for accomplishing the aims of the movement, the organization desires to continue to extend camping opportunities to its members through the widespread establishment and development of campsites;

WHEREAS, the organization, specifically in the provinces, is, in need of funds to finance existing projects; to maintain its high standard of work and carry on with a quality program of activities as it has consistently done in the past; to meet its obligations locally and internationally; and to enable it as a movement to participate actively as a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Girl Scouts of the Philippines to conduct a national fund drive during the period from November 15 to December 31, 1959, in the provinces and territories outside of Greater Manila. I call upon all citizens and residents of the Philippines outside of Greater Manila to assist wholeheartedly in this campaign and to give their utmost support so that the Girl Scouts of the Philippines may be assured of adequate funds with which to carry on its work. I authorize all treasurers and engineers of provincial, city, and municipal governments, as well as school officials and teachers, to accept, for the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, fund-raising responsibilities, and urge them to give active support and leadership in their respective communities.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 11th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fourteenth.

CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

JUAN C. PAJO
Executive Secretary

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