Proclamation No. 2079




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 2079 AUTHORIZING THE TAHANAN OUTREACH PROJECTS AND SERVICES, INC. TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUND CAMPAIGN DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 1, 1981 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1982. WHEREAS, it is the vital concern of the Government and of society to combat the menace of juvenile delinquency through treatment, rehabilitation and aftercare services of young offenders; WHEREAS, the strength of the nation lies in the preservation of the unity, of the family and the development of the youth; WHEREAS, the Tahanan Outreach Projects and Services, Inc. aims at facilitating the normalization of socially mal-adjusted youth in a community setting through innovative approaches and dynamic development of positive attitudes and skills, thus serving as a model for related rehabilitation outreach programs; and WHEREAS, the Tahanan Outreach Projects and Services, Inc. a private non-profit organization with objectives directed to these noble ends, needs nationwide support from all sectors of society; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Tahanan Outreach Projects and Services, Inc. to conduct a national educational fund campaign from March 1, 1981 to February 28, 1982. I call upon all citizens of the Philippines regardless of nationality and creed, to give generously and participate actively in this fund campaign and I reiterate that all donations or contributions given to this charitable cause shall be exempt from income and gift taxes, as provided in Presidential Decree No. 507, and the same shall constitute allowable deductions in full from the income of the donors and contributors for income tax purposes.ᇈWᑭHIL 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 April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Executive Assistant The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation