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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1679, October 13, 1977 ]

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 15, TO 21, 1977, AS AGRARIAN REFORM WEEK

WHEREAS, the fifth anniversary of Presidential Decree No. 27 which emancipated the tenant-farmers in rice and corn lands from the bondage of the soil falls on October 21, 1977;

WHEREAS, land reform is one of the main program thrusts of the New Society in uplifting the tenant-farmers in their struggle for social and economic freedom;

WHEREAS, in order to give meaning and focus public attention to the significance of this historical landmark in the upliftment of our tenant-farmers, it is fitting that we celebrate the event with meaningful programs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period from October 15 to 21, 1977, as Agrarian Reform Week.1aшphi1

I call upon all departments, offices and our citizenry to celebrate the success of land reform with fitting ceremonies and to inculcate in the minds of our people the importance thereof.

The Department of Agrarian Reform shall coordinate all activities for the successful celebration of the week.

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 13th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant

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