MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 1977

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 25 TO 31, 1980, AS RURAL BANKING WEEK.

WHEREAS, the 27th Annual Convention of Rural Bankers will be held on May 25 to 31, 1980 under the sponsorship of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, rural banks have not only been instrumental in increasing agricultural productivity thereby elevating the level of living in the rural communities, but also become a vital cog in the wheel of economic growth; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that public attention be focused on the significant role of the rural banking system in accelerating countryside development;

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 May 25 to 31, 1980, as "Rural Banking Week" under the auspices of the "Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines" and other involved agencies.ℒαwρhi৷

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.ℒαwρhi৷

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty.

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

By the President:

(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
Presidential Assistant


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