PROCLAMATION NO. 136, July 16, 1963

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 136, July 16, 1963 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 8, 1963, AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK AND CREATING A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF ITS OBSERVANCE

In order to give impetus to the role of science in the economic development of the country, I, Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the period from December 2 to 8, 1963, as Science and Technology Week to be observed throughout the country in schools, colleges, and universities, with appropriate ceremonies, under the sponsorship of the National Science Development Board.

The following are hereby designated members of a committee to take charge of the national observance of the week with particular emphasis on the role of science in the Five-Year Socio-Economic Program:

The Chairman, National Science Development Board

Chairman

The President, Philippine Academy of Sciences and Humanities

1st Vice-Chairman

The President, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science

2nd Vice-Chairman

The President, Confederation of Scientific Organization of the Philippines

Member

The President, Philippine Council of Science and Technology

Member

The President, United Technological Organization, of the Philippines

Member

The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member

The Secretary of Commerce and Industry

Member

The Secretary of Education

Member

The Secretary of Health

Member

The Chairman, National Research Council

Member

The Chairman, United Nations Educational Science and Cultural Organization

Member

The President, Chamber of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member

The President, Philippine Chamber of Industries

Member

The President, National Press Club of the Philippines

Member

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 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

President of the Philippines

By the President:

RUFINO G. HECHANOVA

Executive Secretary

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