MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 267,September 30, 1993 ]
DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL CHILDRENS MONTH
WHEREAS, the Filipino people should celebrate and recognize the Filipino children as the most valuable asset of the nation;
WHEREAS, Section 13, Article II of the Constitution provides that “[t]he State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs”; and
WHEREAS, the designation of a month to commemorate the Filipino children will emphasize the importance of the role of the child within the Filipino family and within Philippine society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of October of every year as National Childrens Month.ℒαwρhi৷
This supersedes Proclamation No. 74 dated 16 October 1992 declaring the 17th day of October of every year as National Childrens Day.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Three.
(Sgd) FIDEL V. RAMOS
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