MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 2229

AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL FUND CAMPAIGN

WHEREAS, the Philippine National Shooting Association is an organization committed to the development of target-shooting as a National Sport;

WHEREAS, the Association seeks to develop among Filipino shooters the highest degree of excellence in the sport and enhance the competitive position of the country in international competitions;

WHEREAS, the development needs of this sport require utmost support from all sectors to enable it to pursue its goal and objectives;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) to conduct a national fund campaign for a period of one (1) year from the date hereof.

I call upon all citizens of the Philippines, shooting enthusiasts all sport-minded individuals, government and private corporations to give generously of their means to this laudable undertaking. This fund campaign is hereby exempted from the provisions of LOI 828, No. 2 (c).

All donations and contributions to the Association shall be exempted from income and gift taxes and the same shall further be deductible in full and shall not be included for purposes of computing the maximum amount deductible under Section 30, paragraph (h) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

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 4th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.

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

By the President:

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


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