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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 162, January 30, 1956 ]

PROHIBITING THE SLAUGHTERING OF CARABAOS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS

In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work animals for agricultural purposes, I, RAMON MAGSAYSAY, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1. The slaughtering of carabaos for a period of six months from January 31, 1956, is hereby prohibited.

2. The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and all public officials concerned are hereby enjoined not to issue during said period any permit for the slaughtering of carabaos.1a⍵⍴h!1

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the tenth.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FORTUNATO DE LEON
Acting Executive Secretary

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